Question follow-through · 31473
Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she increased council tax referendum thresholds.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 13 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she increased council tax referendum thresholds.
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2025
Answer published
The government has confirmed it will maintain the previous government’s policy of a 3% core council tax principle and the 2% principle for the adult social care precept, in line with OBR forecast. In a limited number of cases the government has set bespok...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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