Submitted on Wednesday 17th April 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 15th May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Review the Isle of Wight Council Tax bandings.
The average wage on the island is £19,955, the national average is £29,009 yet our banding is more expensive than Portsmouth and Southampton. I think our banding's and other factors such as emergency services, health care and the condition of the roads need to be addressed.
In light of recent publishing's detailing that more than half a million pounds of taxpayers’ money being spent on the salaries of just five staff members at the Isle of Wight Council. Along with the recent announcement of cut backs relating to CCTV monitoring and street cleaning (£11 million cut from highways PFI contract). The island have seen another increase in council tax but decrease in services these 'taxes' support. This needs to be reviewed and fairly applied to island residents
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the level of council tax is the responsibility of your local council and not the UK Government or Parliament.
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