Petition · past parliament

Abolish council tax payments for households to relieve pressure due to COVID-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In order to provide relief household pressures the government should take the burden off families by reducing or cancelling 2020-2021 council tax payments
Fiscal easing for families

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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.