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Tax excessive profits made from government Covid contracts.

Submitted on Thursday 6th January 2022

Rejected on Friday 7th January 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Tax excessive profits made from government Covid contracts.

Petition Details

During a period of emergency contracts were given that enabled excessive profits to be made. This took advantage of the nation as a whole.
The UK government introduced excessive profits tax legislation in both the First and Second World Wars.

Additional Information

“The profiteering that cannot be got at by the restraints of conscience and love of country can be got at by taxation.” – US President Woodrow Wilson, 1918.


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