Have your say on government e-petitions

Introduce retail transaction tax and abolish retailers’ business rates

Submitted on Tuesday 19th June 2018

Published on Monday 25th June 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 25th December 2018

Signatures: 8

Tagged with

Internet ~ Tax

Petition Action

Introduce retail transaction tax and abolish retailers’ business rates

Petition Details

Internet based companies have an unfair competitive advantage over traditional bricks and mortar retailers who have to pay business rates. This disproportionate cost is contributing towards the demise and failure of the local high street. Help redress the imbalance for all retailers.

Additional Information

A 0.5% retail business rate tax on each sales transaction value rather than property space would be a fairer arrangement and would be directly linked to the business’s success rather than the cause of its failure.
Since most sales transactions for online and high street retailers are by credit card, the collection mechanism is already in place. The credit card holder’s physical location (in-store) or credit card address (online) are readily available for re-allocation to the local authorities.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

3.91.19.28 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:28:57 +0000