Policy paper

Local Government Finance Report 2025 to 2026

The Local Government Finance Report for 2025 to 2026.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 3 February 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Local Government Finance Report 2025 to 2026

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5414-2, HC 623

PDF, 489 KB, 28 pages

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Details

This report sets out the aspects of the local government finance settlement for 2025 to 2026 which require approval by the House of Commons. It includes:

• the proposed Revenue Support Grant distribution;
• the basis of the calculation of Baseline Funding Levels and ‘tariff’ and ‘top up’ payments that form part of the Business Rates Retention system;
• the determination of the ‘central’ and ‘local share’ of business rates; and
• the designation of business rates pools.

Published 3 February 2025