Rejected petition Put a stop to Birmingham City Councils planned 3.99% council tax increase

Birmingham City Council have announced that they will increase Council tax bills by 3.99% as part of the 2017/2018 budget. We as Birmingham residents should not be made to pay for all the Councils errors and bad management.

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Date submitted 7 December 2016
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