Written questions

Council Tax

Commons · Question 122211 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook, 3 March 2026, para 3.41, and Table A.5, what estimate he has made of the potential impact on policy changes on referendum

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 26 Mar 2026

The Government has provided councils with longer-term certainty through the first multi-year Settlement in a decade. As part of this, we have set out our intention to maintain 3% + 2% referendum principles for the vast majority of councils in each year of...