This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Stop the proposed ‘clean air tax’ in Newcastle, Gateshead & Tyneside
North East Councils’ are proposing a ‘clean air tax’ which will see drivers having to pay to cross the bridges over the Tyne and pay a congestion charge to enter Newcastle & Gateshead.
This is nothing but yet another tax on everyday working people and businesses who use these vital routes everyday!
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Enough is enough!
Leave us and our roads alone!
We already pay enough tax!
Sign the petition and let’s stop this together!
More information at www.breathe-cleanair.com
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