Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Refund Self Employed Freelancers affected by Coronavirus their Jan 20 Tax Bill
Provide immediate assistance for the Self Employed in the Entertainment and other sectors hit hard by C19 by refunding their Jan 20 Tax Bills..
The Great Majority of Self Employed workers in the Live Entertainment (and other affected) industry(s) will have no opportunity to work until the pandemic is over and concerts / events / theatre productions can resume. Most will need immediate assistance to cover their mortgages and bills .. This is a simple ( and fair ) way to fairly distribute assistance which is easily done as the HMRC have everyones details.
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