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Council Tax: Surcharges

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126749

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether residential properties subject to the annual tax on enveloped dwellings are required to pay the high value council tax surcharge.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

If a residential property currently attracts the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings and is above the threshold for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge, it will pay both.

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