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To: Brighton and Hove City Council
Stop Labour's Poor Tax
We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to overturn the decision to increase the Council Tax charged to the poorest residents by 76%. We demand that the Labour and Conservative Councillors who pushed this through reverse the move immediately, and stop their attack on the poorest people in our city.
Why is this important?
On Thursday 11th December, Brighton and Hove Labour Party proposed an amendment to the Council Tax Reduction scheme. The amendment was passed with the support of all Labour and most of the Conservative councillors.
As a result 16,000 of the City’s poorest households will have their Council Tax increased by a massive 76%!
In a recent Council consultation, the majority of respondents clearly rejected all proposals to cut this help for people on the lowest incomes.
We, the undersigned, condemn this move to single out the poorest residents and ask Labour and Conservative Councillors to overturn this decision immediately.
As a result 16,000 of the City’s poorest households will have their Council Tax increased by a massive 76%!
In a recent Council consultation, the majority of respondents clearly rejected all proposals to cut this help for people on the lowest incomes.
We, the undersigned, condemn this move to single out the poorest residents and ask Labour and Conservative Councillors to overturn this decision immediately.
