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Income Tax: A Flat Rate For All [100,000 signatures needed]

Submitted on Wednesday 31st August 2011

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Income Tax: A Flat Rate For All [100,000 signatures needed]

Additional Information

Our current income tax system is in dire need of simplification. I propose replacing this with a single flat rate tax for all.

The current system creates a psychological barrier for low earners: they work up to the tax threshold, but no more.

At the opposite end of the scale, having a 40-50% tax rate for high earners encourages those in this group to seek professional advice to reduce their tax bills: they exploit loopholes and end up paying less tax than the rest of society.

By its very nature, a flat-percentage tax system is fair to all: the more you earn, the more you pay.

Savings will be made by reducing the cost of administering the system, and by closing loopholes, a greater amount of tax revenue will be collected.


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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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