Petition Stop county councils from increasing council tax by more than annual inflation.

Surrey County Council have recently stated that they are proposing a 15% increase in council tax, when the current annual inflation rate at December 2016 is only around 2%. It is not fair or affordable for the public to pay so much more than the rate of inflation due to the council's inefficiencies.

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Articles in local Surrey Mirror press:

19/1/2017: http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/surrey-county-council-announces-plans-for-15-per-cent-council-tax-hike/story-30070982-detail/story.html

23/12/2016: http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/cash-strapped-surrey-county-council-refuses-to-rule-out-eye-watering-200-rise-in-council-tax/story-30006252-detail/story.html?f8g6fa

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120 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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