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Council Tax

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 October 2024UIN 8919

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a referendum cap for council tax increases for the next financial year.

Answered by Jim McMahon

The Government is committed to keeping taxes on working people as low as possible. Decisions on future local authority funding will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.

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