Submitted on Monday 22nd January 2024
Rejected on Thursday 1st February 2024
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
All councils to publish how our council tax is spent clearly and in detail
Make it compulsory for all councils to itemise collected council tax expenditure . Not just Adult social care , police commissioner and town council but a more detailed breakdown
Every year we see increases in the council tax we pay yet a reduction in services . For example our village has serious drainage issues but we are told that there is only one lorry that can do this work and it will be 8/9 months before it can get to us . It is well known that all of this type of work can be contracted out . We are told gritting is getting cut and street lighting all while our taxes increase
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Council tax includes a number of elements, which are shown on council tax bills. For spending on local services, council tax is one of several sources of revenue for local authorities, and local authorities are already required to publish information about their accounts, including details of spending.
You can find out more about the information councils publish about their spending, and how to find this, here: www.gov.uk/understand-how-your-council-works/spending-and-accounts
If you are concerned about spending decisions in your area, you could raise your concerns with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to require local authorities to share more detailed information about local spending with residents, if that's what you want to happen.
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