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...