Written questions

Council Tax: Surcharges

Commons · Question 100313 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 97744 on Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield, if she will publish the evidential basis for the claim that the surcharge will raise £400m in revenue in 2028/29.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 23 Dec 2025

The policy costing note for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge is available on page 51 of the Budget 2025 policy costings document: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692872fd2a37784b16ecf676/Budget_2025-Policy_Costings.pdf