Question follow-through · 20253
Council Tax: Surcharges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Qq56-58 of the oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 14 July 2026, HC 46, what plans he has to lower the council tax surcharge threshold from that previously p
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Qq56-58 of the oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 14 July 2026, HC 46, what plans he has to lower the council tax surcharge threshold from that previously p
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 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 thresholds for the surcharge are set out here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-value-council-tax-surchar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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