Council tax bills could rise by 5% after Labour keeps cap in place
Labour has confirmed council tax rises will be kept at the 5% cap next year, which could mean a rise of £100 for the average family’s bills.
The prime minister’s press secretary said on Wednesday that the threshold by which local authorities can increase bills would “remain the same”. Hours earlier Keir Starmer had dodged a question from Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, at prime minister’s questions about whether he would keep the cap on council tax.
Speaking in the Commons, he said MPs “will know what the arrangements are”. Later on Wednesday, his press secretary said: “The threshold remains the same.”
In the Commons, Badenoch replied: “I think the house would have heard that the prime minister could neither confirm nor deny whether the cap on council tax was being raised.”