Where your tax goes

Rating and Valuation Department

The 2026-27 estimate for this head (Head 162) is HK$737.8 million p.3. That is HK$16.7 million (2.2%) less than the 2025-26 revised estimate of HK$754.4 million p.3 (our calculation).

Spending by year

p.3

  1. 2026-27 Estimate HK$738m
  2. 2025-26 Revised estimate HK$754m
  3. 2024-25 Actual HK$735m

Of HK$1,120 in tax, about HK$1.0 corresponds to this department's spending. p.3 p.12

This is a split by budget share. Taxes are not set aside for particular uses. How we split it

Staff and policy areas

How many staff?

The establishment goes from 968 posts on 31 March 2026 p.2 to 943 posts on 31 March 2027 p.2 (down 25, our calculation).

Which policy areas does it serve?

  • Revenue Collection and Financial Control (part of the Support group)
  • Intra-Governmental Services (part of the Support group)
  • Housing (part of the Housing group)

A department may work in a policy area only in part. We never add department spending into group totals: the Government publishes totals by group only. Index of Policy Areas (PDF)

Read the Estimates for Head 162 (PDF) · All departments