Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the increased Council Tax flexibility announced in the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of extra income each council will receive.

The Government will consult on proposed Council Tax Referendum Principles at the Provisional Settlement in the usual way, where it will also publish estimates of the amount of money each council could raise from Council Tax.