This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Suspension of Council Tax payments for 3 months due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Petition for the suspension of council tax for 3 months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As the future looks uncertain the UK Government should step in and suspend council tax payments to help all households, this will in someway help families that are struggling financially due to Coronavirus
Petition for the suspension of council tax for 3 months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As the future looks uncertain the UK Government should step in and suspend council tax payments to help all households, this will in someway help families that are struggling financially due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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