Abolish council tax for the duration of the Coronavirus.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Businesses have lost a lot of income due to Coronavirus. However, households are still expected to pay the local government their council tax. This tax can bring huge financial pressure. The least the government can do is to abolish the council tax while the Coronavirus epidemic is ongoing.

Households are struggling financially due to lack of income. On top of that, people are expected to stay at home when they have to use more utility services, gas, electricity and water. The least the government can do is to reduce the burden by abolishing council tax while Coronavirus epidemic is ongoing.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Require councils to suspend council tax payments during the coronavirus outbreak

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

17 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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