Submitted on Thursday 16th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove NI and Tax deductions from NHS frontline staff during COVID-19
Enact a temporary change to the taxation system to allow all NHS frontline staff to benefit from 0% tax and NI contributions during the COVID-19 pandemnic.
Whilst many have now benefited from furlough and had much of their income saved by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, these workers are putting themselves more at risk than anyone else, often working in less safe environments and longer hours, whilst primarily there to save the lives of 10,000s throughout the country.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304595
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