Question follow-through · 37056

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with councils increasing council tax on the potential impact of those increases on residents.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with councils increasing council tax on the potential impact of those increases on residents.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Local authorities are responsible for deciding the level of council tax. The government held a consultation on the provisional local government finance settlement, providing opportunity for the public and local authorities to share views on the proposed r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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