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Council Tax

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20148

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 2 April 2026 to Question 11413 on council tax, if she will place the full dataset provided to the OBR by her Department in the Library.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) sets out the process for the forecast and information it requests from my department. Decisions on the publication of data used in or supporting its forecasts are therefore a matter for the OBR.

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