RATE CAPPING OF NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Early day motion 1479, tabled 8 July 2004 by Graham Allen (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House believes it is ill considered and wrong to charge council tax payers in Nottingham approximately ú250,000 to rebill council tax demands for an overbudgeting of ú180,000; recognises that this matter had been resolved by discussion and adjustment and that the need to put a Labour council on the capping list has overridden common sense and financial probity; and calls on the Government to withdraw Nottingham's name from the list.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 2.