HM Treasury

HM Treasury is the government’s economic and finance ministry, maintaining control over public spending, setting the direction of the UK’s economic policy and working to achieve strong and sustainable economic growth. HMT is a ministerial department, supported by 17 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
  Chancellor of the Exchequer
• The Rt Hon John Glen MP
  Chief Secretary to the Treasury
• Victoria Atkins MP
  Financial Secretary to the Treasury
• Andrew Griffith MP
  Economic Secretary to the Treasury
• Gareth Davies MP
  Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
• Baroness Penn
  Treasury Lords Minister

Petitions linked to this department

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• Ban insurance companies requiring women to declare taking HRT for menopause
  Opened on Tuesday 29th April 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Close national insurance loopholes for limited liability partnerships
  Opened on Monday 28th April 2025
  21 signatures so far

• Require cyclists to pay road tax
  Opened on Monday 28th April 2025
  27 signatures so far

• Fund and implement A Universal Basic Income (UBI)
  Opened on Friday 25th April 2025
  81 signatures so far

• Make glasses VAT exempt due to wearer’s having no choice but to wear glasses
  Opened on Friday 25th April 2025
  50 signatures so far

• Create a tax on clothing that contains micro-plastics
  Opened on Thursday 24th April 2025
  52 signatures so far

• End Capital Gains Tax on cryptocurrency gains
  Opened on Wednesday 23rd April 2025
  10 signatures so far

• Do not lower or remove the £20,000 annual cash ISA allowance
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd April 2025
  59 signatures so far

• Abolish personal allowance tapering
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd April 2025
  13 signatures so far

• Publish the economic impact of removing or raising the £100k tax cliff edge
  Opened on Thursday 17th April 2025
  1,879 signatures so far

• Review the legislation governing the credit rating system
  Opened on Thursday 17th April 2025
  21 signatures so far

• Introduce a tax on AI usage & modify AI regulation to help UK jobs & workers
  Opened on Thursday 17th April 2025
  34 signatures so far

• Review measures to tackle tax evasion and end offshore tax loopholes
  Opened on Thursday 17th April 2025
  60 signatures so far

• Change business rates relief for 25/26 back to 75%.
  Opened on Friday 11th April 2025
  57 signatures so far

• Introduce a reformed income tax band system with gradual increases from 20-45%
  Opened on Wednesday 9th April 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Exempt charities from increases to employer National Insurance Contributions
  Opened on Tuesday 8th April 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Introduce a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million & tax reform
  Opened on Tuesday 8th April 2025
  369 signatures so far

• The UK Gov should divest itself of foreign currency reserves it holds in US$
  Opened on Tuesday 8th April 2025
  66 signatures so far

• Replace percentage pay increases with flat rate rise for public sector employees
  Opened on Tuesday 8th April 2025
  27 signatures so far

• Abolish the luxury vehicle tax for electric vehicles.
  Opened on Monday 7th April 2025
  16 signatures so far

• Require all private care home and nursing home fees to be tax deductible
  Opened on Monday 7th April 2025
  15 signatures so far

• Change national insurance contributions when reached max for state pension
  Opened on Friday 4th April 2025
  43 signatures so far

• Regularly assess & consider the economic benefits of EU Customs Union membership
  Opened on Friday 4th April 2025
  2,588 signatures so far

• Increase the annual cash ISA allowance to £25000 per annum
  Opened on Friday 4th April 2025
  1,849 signatures so far

• Reform the taxation system: Increase the number of tax bands & abolish NI & VAT
  Opened on Thursday 3rd April 2025
  52 signatures so far

• Tax Relief for Blue Light Workers
  Opened on Thursday 3rd April 2025
  20 signatures so far

• Increase personal tax allowance for single parents
  Opened on Wednesday 2nd April 2025
  69 signatures so far

• End financial support for meat & dairy producers and put VAT on their products
  Opened on Tuesday 1st April 2025
  13 signatures so far

• Review anti-dumping measures and duties
  Opened on Tuesday 1st April 2025
  15 signatures so far

• Impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 1st April 2025
  9 signatures so far

• Exempt workers over 60 from National Insurance payments
  Opened on Monday 31st March 2025
  64 signatures so far

• Immediately remove FATCA reporting requirements on UK financial institutions
  Opened on Friday 28th March 2025
  81 signatures so far

• Fund support for elderly or unwell parents who are carers for disabled children
  Opened on Friday 28th March 2025
  274 signatures so far

• Grace period for UK Tax Residents to Report Worldwide Income and Assets
  Opened on Thursday 27th March 2025
  13 signatures so far

• Raise the 20% tax bracket to £20,000 and 40% tax bracket to £80,180
  Opened on Thursday 27th March 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Require banks and building societies to keep providing pass books for savings
  Opened on Thursday 27th March 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Exempt all nurseries from Employer NI Contributions
  Opened on Wednesday 26th March 2025
  3,393 signatures so far

• Scrap the state pension and return some NI contributions
  Opened on Wednesday 26th March 2025
  12 signatures so far

• Treat unmarried couples the same as married couples for inheritance tax
  Opened on Wednesday 26th March 2025
  18 signatures so far

• Require financial service providers to issue updates about service disruptions
  Opened on Tuesday 25th March 2025
  26 signatures so far

• Commit 1% of government spending to development of space activities
  Opened on Friday 21st March 2025
  237 signatures so far

• Remove VAT from pet veterinarian bills

• Remove VAT from pet veterinarian bills
  Opened on Thursday 20th March 2025
  101 signatures so far

• Remove the VAT on Period Swimwear and Sportswear
  Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
  306 signatures so far

• Increase funding to combat violence against women and girls in the UK & abroad
  Opened on Tuesday 18th March 2025
  41 signatures so far

• Review the car insurance industry and car insurance premiums
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  50 signatures so far

• Remove actively farmed land from IHT valuations
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  38 signatures so far

• Review the tax system
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  173 signatures so far

• Give small hospitality businesses 10% VAT relief
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Increase Luxury Car supplement threshold to £53k, in line with inflation
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  69 signatures so far

• Remove the expensive car supplement for secondhand cars
  Opened on Friday 14th March 2025
  16 signatures so far

• Abolish Vehicle Excise Duty and add the cost to Fuel Duty
  Opened on Thursday 13th March 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Regulate the housing market more strictly
  Opened on Thursday 13th March 2025
  41 signatures so far

• Increase funding for the NHS
  Opened on Wednesday 12th March 2025
  40 signatures so far

• Launch a crowdlending service for Government borrowing
  Opened on Wednesday 12th March 2025
  25 signatures so far

• Raise the personal tax allowance to £13750
  Opened on Monday 10th March 2025
  54 signatures so far

• Raise the VAT threshold to £125,000
  Opened on Monday 10th March 2025
  18 signatures so far

• Introduce a new tax code for emergency workers and armed forces
  Opened on Monday 10th March 2025
  17 signatures so far

• Protect VED Exemptions for qualifying Vehicles Beyond April 2025
  Opened on Monday 10th March 2025
  12 signatures so far

• Remove VAT on life saving equipment
  Opened on Friday 7th March 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Exclude Commission and Incentive-based Pay from Minimum Wage Calculations
  Opened on Thursday 6th March 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Reduce excise duty on cigars and pipe tobacco
  Opened on Thursday 6th March 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Scrap the Sugar tax on soft drinks
  Opened on Tuesday 4th March 2025
  95 signatures so far

• Stop income tax on hospitality employees tips/gratuities
  Opened on Tuesday 4th March 2025
  34 signatures so far

• The government should build and provide a real time tax spending dashboard
  Opened on Monday 24th February 2025
  50 signatures so far

• Link the personal tax free allowance to a cost of living/ inflation index.
  Opened on Friday 21st February 2025
  335 signatures so far

• Reform the Financial Ombudsman Service (FoS)
  Opened on Thursday 20th February 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Give the BOE an explicit dual mandate with a growth and inflation target.
  Opened on Thursday 20th February 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Require political parties to pay inheritance tax on gifts
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  56 signatures so far

• Change requirement to get advice on transferring DB pension
  Opened on Tuesday 18th February 2025
  10 signatures so far

• Give public option to opt out of taxes supporting British military operations
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  224 signatures so far

• Allow tax relief on training for self-employed people to set up new businesses
  Opened on Monday 17th February 2025
  21 signatures so far

• Prohibit short-selling on companies developing life-saving treatment
  Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
  135 signatures so far

• Raise the Personal Allowance for pensioners from £12,570 to at least £25,000
  Opened on Friday 14th February 2025
  500 signatures so far

• Scrap student loan interest rates in England
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  590 signatures so far

• Cap on interest rises for Mortgages so people don't lose their homes
  Opened on Thursday 13th February 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Make the state pension tax exempt
  Opened on Friday 7th February 2025
  4,274 signatures so far

• Legislate for a council tax discount for all pensioners
  Opened on Thursday 6th February 2025
  3,321 signatures so far

• Independent Review of HMRC: Accountability for Taxpayer Justice
  Opened on Wednesday 5th February 2025
  57 signatures so far

• Make micro companies exempt from the employer national insurance increase
  Opened on Wednesday 5th February 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Ban Variable Direct Debits
  Opened on Tuesday 4th February 2025
  25 signatures so far

• Mandate that HMRC refers all complaints to IOPC
  Opened on Thursday 30th January 2025
  32 signatures so far

• Dual Cab pickup trucks keep commercial status beyond April 2025
  Opened on Thursday 30th January 2025
  366 signatures so far

• Abolish inheritance tax
  Opened on Wednesday 29th January 2025
  306 signatures so far

• Remove the Asset Purchase Facility Deed of Indemnity
  Opened on Tuesday 28th January 2025
  41 signatures so far

• Divert 15% of BBC licence fee income instead of the budget's taxes on farms
  Opened on Tuesday 21st January 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Require charities to introduce caps on their CEO's pay
  Opened on Tuesday 21st January 2025
  91 signatures so far

• Reverse restrictions to landlords’ finance cost relief.
  Opened on Friday 17th January 2025
  888 signatures so far

• Abolish VAT on fitness services
  Opened on Wednesday 15th January 2025
  39 signatures so far

• Give employers tax breaks on wages
  Opened on Wednesday 15th January 2025
  28 signatures so far

• Reduce income taxes on earnings under £50,000 and increase personal allowance
  Opened on Monday 13th January 2025
  230 signatures so far

• Reduce stamp duty for additional property & reinstate multiple dwellings relief
  Opened on Monday 13th January 2025
  52 signatures so far

• Base vehicle excise duty on a combination of mileage and emissions
  Opened on Friday 10th January 2025
  33 signatures so far

• Raise the National Living Wage to £12.50
  Opened on Thursday 9th January 2025
  51 signatures so far

• Change rules around royal taxation
  Opened on Wednesday 8th January 2025
  112 signatures so far

• Tax banks to recoup the £23bn they lost taxpayers in the banking crisis
  Opened on Tuesday 7th January 2025
  181 signatures so far

• Increase inheritance tax relief for businesses based on number of employees
  Opened on Friday 3rd January 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Uprate state pensions for all UK pensioners living overseas
  Opened on Friday 3rd January 2025
  407 signatures so far

• Reduce employer and employee NI contributions for apprenticeships
  Opened on Tuesday 31st December 2024
  55 signatures so far

• Expand the winter fuel allowance to other vulnerable people.
  Opened on Monday 30th December 2024
  855 signatures so far

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