Question follow-through · 20050
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households liable for high value council tax surcharge who will (a) use the support scheme to defer the cost of the surcharge, (b) use income to pay the surcharge, (c) use
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of households liable for high value council tax surcharge who will (a) use the support scheme to defer the cost of the surcharge, (b) use income to pay the surcharge, (c) use
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government has set out plans to introduce the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, which will increase fairness within the system.The OBR has published further detail relating to HVCTS revenue forecasts, including impact on house prices, non-payment rate...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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