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Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 4 September 2026UIN 19147

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has the HMRC Valuation Office made of the estimated (a) number and (b) proportion of council tax appeals that will be (i) submitted and (ii) accepted, on the new council tax valuation list in Wales, following the council tax revaluation in Wales.

Answered by Treasury

An estimate of the number of appeals following the Council Tax revaluation in Wales was published in the Welsh Government’s Explanatory Memorandum of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024. It can be found on page 88 of the document on their website, here.

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