Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Not deduct income tax from NHS staff in May, June, July & August.
In recognition of the hard work and dedication that NHS staff have shown in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK as well as the daily risks they are under I would like the government to not deduct income tax from their pay in May, June, July & August 2020.
Through years of staff cuts, minimal or no pay rises, increased workloads & stress NHS staff have and are stepping upto the plate during this pandemic. Businesses & public have provided staff with their thanks & kind gestures of food & drinks whilst on duty. Working on the frontline means they risk contracting the virus & passing it to their family. Many are living apart to protect their loved ones. The Government should show its appreciation with this tax break in May, June, July & August.
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On Wednesday 25 March the Committee questioned Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. You can find out more about this session here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
On Monday 30 March the Chair of the Committee wrote to Government ministers of several departments asking for responses to a number of questions raised by petitions, and suggested by the public in response to a survey distributed to signatories of petitions on coronavirus. You can read these here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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