Submitted on Sunday 3rd January 2021
Rejected on Friday 8th January 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Ask the government to pass a wealth tax
Pass a bill that will tax the very wealthy in this country to help pay for the costs of 10 years of austerity plus the economic damage caused by Covid 19.
'Almost a quarter of all household wealth in the UK is held by the richest 1% of the population, according to alarming new research that reveals a historic underestimation of inequality in the country.'
This is a small section of an article published by the Observer 03/01/21 from research by a think tank into inequality,
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you want the Government to increase taxes on the wealthy to help fund economic recovery, but it's not clear who you want to be taxed, or how. We could accept a petition calling for a new higher tax rate for the highest earners, or a new tax on savings and assets, if those are things you want to happen.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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