Petition · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Limit council tax increases to the lowest of either inflation or 5%

Closed 452 signatures

What the petition asks

Limit council tax increases to the lowest of either inflation or 5%
How on earth the government can allow councils to take an extra 4.99% every year without fail when inflation is 3.6% meaning the majority are of the public are getting around the inflationary level yet the council keep taking more !

Timeline

21 Jan 2026 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 452
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opened 21 Jan 2026
Closed 21 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.