Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Christopher Chope (Conservative), on Thursday, 28 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.

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BURDEN OF COUNCIL TAX

That this House condemns the policies of the Government which caused the burden of council tax on householders to rise from ??10.1 billion in 1996-97 to ??15.3 billion in 2001-02; notes with alarm and dismay that the burden is now projected to rise even faster to ??17.8 billion in 2003-04 which would represent an increase of 76 per cent. in seven years under Labour and four times the rate of inflation of 19 per cent.; and calls upon the Government to recognise that such increases are an intolerable and unaffordable burden on all householders but particularly pensioners, more than one million of whom are already in council tax poverty being forced to pay more than 10 per cent. of their income in council tax.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

244 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Council tax Finance Increases Local government finance

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk