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Business Rates and Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 50854

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many outstanding (a) council tax and (b) business rate challenges are still open and unresolved in relation to (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 in (A) England and (B) Wales.

Answered by James Murray

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes official statistics for England and Wales on Non-domestic Rating and Council Tax: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statistics

The VOA published an update for business rates on 8 May 2025. This includes the number of outstanding cases from the 2017 and 2023 Rating Lists in England and Wales. They can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2023-rating-lists-march-2025

The latest published data for Council Tax is 2023-24.

Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax statistics - GOV.UK

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