Should council tax be scrapped for those on state pension? | Personal Finance | Finance

Petition creator, Brian Hildersley, has claimed that some pensioners are spending “around 30 percent” of their state pension income on council tax bills.

The petition on the Parliament website states: “We want the Government to abolish council tax for everyone in receipt of the state pension.”

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It continues: “After a lifetime of paying tax, National Insurance is abolished at retirement age. We believe council tax should also be abolished at retirement.

​​“Some pensioners have to spend around 30 percent of their state pension on council tax, which can be an enormous outgoing.””