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Council Tax: Surcharges

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 99495

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the council tax bands, banding thresholds and multipliers for the new council tax surcharge will be set in (a) primary or (b) secondary legislation.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The government expects that the implementation of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) will require both primary and secondary legislation.

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