Question follow-through · 20363

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the blog, MHCLG in the Media, "Misleading claims on council tax", 31 July 2026, what is the basis that the MHCLG estimates given to the OBR on council tax recei

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the blog, MHCLG in the Media, "Misleading claims on council tax", 31 July 2026, what is the basis that the MHCLG estimates given to the OBR on council tax recei

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The England Level Council Tax Forecast to 2030-31 is based on estimates of the council tax levels that councils may set between 2026-27 and 2030-31. As councils have not yet set council tax levels for future years, these figures are estimates based on ref...

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