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Council Tax: Disposable Income

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 December 2024UIN 19712

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of council tax on Real Household Disposable Income per person.

Answered by Jim McMahon

Local authorities are responsible for deciding the level of council tax, and as such the government has not undertaken such an assessment of impact on disposable income.

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