Local Government Finance
Commons · Question 115425 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have forecast a structural budget deficit beyond 2026-27 at the same time as applying the maximum council tax increase; and what assessment he has made
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 3 Mar 2026
The recent Local Government Finance Settlement is our most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. Our reforms are delivering a fairer Settlement which puts funding where it is needed most. Before our reforms, only around a...