cornwall council council tax holiday

His verdict came after Conservative councillors launched a petition calling on Cornwall Council to let people have a two-month holiday from paying their council tax during the coronavirus crisis. For more information about council tax support go to www.cornwall.gov.uk or call 0300 1231 118. That wouldn’t cost the council any money, but it’s not something we could do. 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These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. “People who are in genuine hardship should contact the council and speak to us as there are lots of different things that we can do for different people to help. Stephen Rushworth, Conservative councillor for St Issey and St Tudy, launched the online petition on Monday night and it has already attracted several hundred signatures. Ms … The deputy leader of Cornwall Council has declared a scheme to implement a council tax holiday as "almost impossible." The chairman of a Cornish parish council has explained how it has been able to give residents a council tax holiday. The Conservative opposition on Torbay Council is calling for the core council tax bill to be frozen in April. Cllr Paynter said that the Liberal Democrats were calling on the government to fund council tax relief. There are currently more than 23,000 properties in Cornwall registered as a second home or holiday let and more than 13,000 of these pay Council Tax. How to make a claim. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Under the proposals it will increase its council tax, like Cornwall Council, by 4.99%, including the 3% precept for adult social care. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. But council deputy leader Adam Paynter, Cabinet member for resources, said that it would be “almost impossible” to implement such a council tax holiday. Council tax support during the Coronavirus The money collected by Cornwall Council helps to fund the services provided by: Cornwall Council; local Town and Parish Councils; Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner; Most dwellings have a liability to pay Council Tax. He explained that £3.3m of that was being given to people who receive council tax support in the form of a £150 payment which he said would leave many of those households “paying little or no council tax”. It is an annual fee that your local council charges for the services it provides in the area.