Question follow-through · 104775

Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) the Valuation Office Agency plan to hire more staff to levy the council tax surcharge.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 12 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 14 Jan 2026
Answer: 20 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) HMRC and (b) the Valuation Office Agency plan to hire more staff to levy the council tax surcharge.
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Valuation Office Agency is developing its approach to administering the High Value Council Tax Surcharge and will set out more details in due course, alongside the government’s consultation.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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