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Open Hold a referendum if council tax rises by 4.99% for 3 consecutive years

Created by Melissa furnell
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Currently, a referendum is triggered by a local authority if they want to increase council tax by more than the amount specified in the principles determined by the Secretary of State currently 5% for many authorities.

Some councils have raised the tax by 4.99% year after year. I call for the law to change so a local referendum is triggered if a 4.99% council tax increase is applied consecutively for 3 years.

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