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Rain Tax

RainTax

The Church, and other charities, are campaigning against the imposition, by the Water Companies, of charges for drainage which treat them the same as large profit making companies.

There is a dedicated website
www.dontdrainus.org

There was an online petition to the Prime Minister, which had over 43,000 signatories:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/ChurchWaterBills/

 

Downloads

MPs Briefing - Water Charges - Dec 2008MPs Briefing - Water Charges - Dec 2008
File size 43kb    File date 15 Mar 2009
water charging letter to churchwardens march 08water charging letter to churchwardens march 08
File size 46kb    File date 15 Mar 2009
Briefing for Diocesan SecretariesBriefing for Diocesan Secretaries
File size 39kb    File date 15 Mar 2009
Rain tax campaign - News Release from Diocese of CarlisleRain tax campaign - News Release from Diocese ...
File size 47kb    File date 15 Mar 2009
Rain Tax poster (with baby)Rain Tax poster (with baby)
File size 138kb    File date 15 Mar 2009
Rain Tax poster (with man)Rain Tax poster (with man)
File size 129kb    File date 15 Mar 2009

 

Note

This campaign is a real example of the Church speaking for the whole sector as reported in Third Sector Magazine
http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/news/Article/877591/Campaign-against-new-water-charges/