Rejected petition Suspend council tax until covid-19 is over

Rejected on 27 March 2020

Look into suspending council tax payments , this will directly put money back into the hands of everyone at this difficult time, but then take payments in February and March of next year, when there usually aren’t any

To directly put money back into the pockets of people who are struggling now , without any red tape or applications

Why was this petition rejected?

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303274

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

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