{"value":{"id":1746292,"askingMemberId":5100,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":true,"dateTabled":"2024-12-02T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-12-04T00:00:00","uin":"17334","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much she expects (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council to increase council tax in 2025/26.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4569,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-12-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Council tax levels are decided by each council. The local government finance policy statement 2025 to 2026 proposed a core council tax referendum limit of up to 3% and an adult social care precept of 2% for all local authorities responsible for adult social care services, including Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council. The policy statement is available <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-government-finance-policy-statement-2025-to-2026/local-government-finance-policy-statement-2025-to-2026\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Council Tax: Bedfordshire","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1746292","method":"GET"}]}