Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make an Emergency law to ban Price Gouging
Price gouging is when goods are sold at extortionate prices, usually on ebay or amazon. Ban it, and require the auction website to remove the seller immediately, preventing it happening by comparing prices with normal store prices.
Panic buying is stripping store shelves of essential items. This is made worse for the key workers in the Covid-19 situation who can't get to the stores to get what they need, due to the hours they work.
Panic and bulk buying are caused by those who wish to use the situation to their own ends to profit from it.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070
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