United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99495
Council Tax: Surcharges
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12 December 2025
Last action
22 December 2025 · Answer
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22 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
12 December 2025
Written 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.
Source: Commons
22 December 2025
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-12/99495
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1863629
- uk · wq-1863629 · source updated 22 December 2025