Submitted by Elliott Charles Lansdown-Bridge on Monday 16th March 2026
Published on Tuesday 21st April 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Wednesday 21st October 2026
Current Signatures: 30
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Agents ~ AI ~ BANNED ~ Basics ~ Companies ~ Contributions ~ employer National Insurance ~ Growing ~ innovation ~ insurance ~ job market ~ Jobs ~ Leading ~ level ~ market ~ National Insurance ~ Ratings ~ Real people ~ Tax ~ tax rate ~ Young workers
Introduce an AI Agent Tax for companies
We want the Government to introduce legislation for an "AI Agent Tax" at a higher rate of tax on companies operating in the UK that use AI agents, compared to the standard employer National Insurance Contributions (NIC) applied to human employees.
Tax rate at least 50% higher than equivalent employer NIC for the employees replaced.
We believe AI and automation are displacing entry-level jobs, leading to high underemployment among graduates and young workers. We think this tax would encourage companies to prioritise real people over AI for roles such as data entry, customer service, or basic analysis. We think making AI more expensive protects human employment without banning innovation while generating revenue for job retraining programs. This addresses growing job market imbalances without favouring specific industries.
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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