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Extend the VAT holiday for PPE until the pandemic is declared over by HMG.

Submitted on Saturday 24th October 2020

Rejected on Friday 30th October 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Extend the VAT holiday for PPE until the pandemic is declared over by HMG.

Petition Details

Request the Treasury to extend the holiday and ensure the everyone has access to VAT free PPE for the duration of the COVID 19 pandemic

Additional Information

The government wants people to comply with their instructions on wearing face covering to help reduce the level of transmission of Covid 19.
Adding VAT to PPE at the end of the current VAT holiday will make it much harder for people to afford theis essential equipment and will therefore undermine the ability of people to comply with health guidance.


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This petition was rejected

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/551272

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