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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Refund on Olympic Rates
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At the time of the last London Olympics an extra Tax was put on London Residents of £20 per month to pay for the London Olympics. This petition is to ask the Treasury that as the rights of the Broadcast were sold world wide, the money paid in by the shareholders (residents) are now returned and the £20 per month still being paid since the closing ceremony be returned and stopped.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
This issue is a matter for the Major's Office. Sorry not for HM Government
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