Petition watch: Require public bodies to achieve unqualified audit opinion before raising taxes

The petition "Require public bodies to achieve unqualified audit opinion before raising taxes" has 23646 signatures UK-wide, including 118 from Bristol constituencies (Bristol Central: 15; Bristol East: 28; Bristol North East: 27; Bristol North West: 25; Bristol South: 23). Background: Require public bodies whose accounts cannot be certified with an unqualified opinion by auditors to be banned from increasing taxes or receiving a larger budget the following year.

The petition has passed the 10,000-signature threshold for a government response.

Sources 1. UK Parliament petitions (Bristol constituencies): Petition: Require public bodies to achieve unqualified audit opinion before raising taxes

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