Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Scrap Income tax for all essential workers during the Coronavirus Pandemic
People are being paid to stay at home and keep us all safe, whilst essential workers risk their lives daily for no reward.
No person who works through this pandemic should have to pay income tax, never mind danger pay, income tax should be scrapped immediately. The Prime Minister suggested doing so earlier in the week but it seems to have been well and truly put on the backburner. Never mind telling us how much you appreciate us risking our lives, and how much you appreciate all our hard work, why not show us
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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/306845
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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