Question follow-through · 113059
Council Tax: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement on council tax levels in rural authorities; and what estimate she has made of the
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement on council tax levels in rural authorities; and what estimate she has made of the
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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26 Feb 2026
Answer published
It is for individual councils to decide their level of council tax based on their local circumstances and other sources of income. For East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Government has set a core referendum principle of 3% and a 2% adult social care pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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