Question follow-through · 20392

Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Table 4.1 on council tax receipts in the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11413 on Council tax, what the reason is for the forecast fall in the percentage change in the taxbase from 1.9% in 2025-26 to

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Answering body
Treasury
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Table 4.1 on council tax receipts in the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11413 on Council tax, what the reason is for the forecast fall in the percentage change in the taxbase from 1.9% in 2025-26 to

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The OBR’s March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook sets out the full details of its methodology and the changes in its latest official forecast. The change in annual council tax base growth between 2025-26 and 2026-27 in the March 2026 forecast was driven b...

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