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Council Tax: Surcharges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC and HMRC Valuation Office staff have been allocated to support the council tax surcharge valuations and appeals.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC and HMRC Valuation Office staff have been allocated to support the council tax surcharge valuations and appeals.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is developing its resourcing and recruitment plans for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) work.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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