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Increase the personal allowance and end income-based benefits

Submitted on Tuesday 9th August 2011

Published on Wednesday 10th August 2011

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 10th August 2012

Signatures: 8

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Economy ~ Money ~ Tax

Petition Action

Increase the personal allowance and end income-based benefits

Additional Information

I would like the government to raise the personal allowance to the level which income-based benefits currently lift incomes.

Since the money not being taken would be similar to that which is currently paid out, I would expect to see a net-saving as administrative costs - and errors - would be slashed. This saving could amount to billions of pounds as, according to the NAO, administrative errors cost the country £1-1.3bn a year. The sums saved could then be used to off-set other cuts such as those to community services. In addition, the increase in personal allowance would directly benefit tax-payers and drive the economy towards recovery.


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