Question follow-through · 9590

Council Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will undertake a review of the slab system being proposed under the council tax surcharge.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will undertake a review of the slab system being proposed under the council tax surcharge.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As with Council Tax, the High Value Council Tax Surcharge will be based on properties being placed in bands rather than liabilities being determined based on individual property valuations.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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