Milton Keynes Labour MPs welcome Chancellor’s announcement of tax rebate for households during Budget
Milton Keynes Labour MPs welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a tax rebate for households in council tax bands A to D, which was delivered during The Budget today (Wednesday).
Chris Curtis, who represents Milton Keynes North, Emily Darlington, who represents Milton Keynes Central, and Callum Anderson, who represents Buckingham and Bletchley, all welcomed the announcement by Chancellor John Healey.
The Chancellor said that 20 million households in the council tax bands in England were eligible and would receive a £100 “household energy payment” directly to their bank accounts in January 2027.
Funding is being allocated to devolved Governments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to do the same.
The tax rebate is estimated to be worth £11.6 million to households across the city, with 36,280 households in Milton Keynes North, 44,860 households in Milton Keynes Central and 34,400 homes in Buckingham and Bletchley set to benefit from the move.
Reacting to the Chancellor’s announcement Chris Curtis said: “This budget is about breathing space, and with more than thirty-six thousand households in Milton Keynes North benefitting from this £100 cost-of-living payment, this Government is taking action on the top priorities of my constituents.”
Emily Darlington added: “The Government’s Household Energy Payment will provide breathing space for families facing rising energy bills, which have been driven up by wars we did not start.
“People in Milton Keynes Central will also feel the benefit of frozen fuel duty rates, and the 5p cut extended to 1st July 2027, 0% VAT on electricity extended until 30th June 2026, and work to abolish gas standing charges.”
Callum Anderson added: “This targeted support package will give families across the towns, villages, and city that make up the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency some much-needed breathing space with their energy bills this winter.”
Among the other measures announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget were “fiscal devolution”, with business rates retained locally by the end of the decade and mayors getting a share of income tax from 2028.
Responding to the Budget, leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch said it was “not good enough, not strong enough and not bold enough.”