PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Limit council tax increases to the lowest of either inflation or 5%
Limit council tax increases to the lowest of either inflation or 5%
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
435
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 435/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 435/100,000
Background
How on earth the government can allow councils to take an extra 4.99% every year without fail when inflation is 3.6% meaning the majority are of the public are getting around the inflationary level yet the council keep taking more !