15 March 2022
Harriett Baldwin highlights importance of efficient local councils

With council tax accounting for a high proportion of household budgets, Harriett Baldwin highlights the need for good local services delivered for the lowest possible council tax.

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)

With council tax being one of the biggest items in household budgets, could the Chancellor remind the House which party tends to be the best, in a local council, for setting council tax?

Rishi Sunak (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

My hon. Friend makes an excellent and timely point. She knows that I know that, in this country, if people want good local services delivered for the lowest possible council tax, they need to vote Conservative.

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