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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Make the state pension tax exempt
  Opened on Friday 7th February 2025
  1,741 signatures so far

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Abolish inheritance tax
  Opened on Wednesday 29th January 2025
  183 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
  32 signatures so far

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

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

• Abolish VAT on fitness services
  Opened on Wednesday 15th January 2025
  38 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
  171 signatures so far

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

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

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

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

• Tax banks to recoup the £23bn they lost taxpayers in the banking crisis
  Opened on Tuesday 7th January 2025
  117 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
  169 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
  405 signatures so far

• Increase tariffs on all imports
  Opened on Monday 30th December 2024
  33 signatures so far

• A commission to investigate the feasibility & introduction of a Land Value Tax
  Opened on Monday 30th December 2024
  186 signatures so far

• Reduce VAT for hospitality businesses
  Opened on Tuesday 24th December 2024
  68 signatures so far

• Abolish Business Rates for Early Years Nurseries in England
  Opened on Tuesday 24th December 2024
  531 signatures so far

• Provide tax refund for work commute expenses
  Opened on Tuesday 24th December 2024
  71 signatures so far

• Institute a maximum cap for the interest rate on credit cards and personal loans
  Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
  46 signatures so far

• Review the employer NI changes announced in the Budget
  Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
  69 signatures so far

• Scrap the APD increase for essential regional flights and consider a reform
  Opened on Monday 23rd December 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
  Opened on Friday 20th December 2024
  159,481 signatures so far

• Move Tax Bands in line with minimum wage increases
  Opened on Wednesday 18th December 2024
  138 signatures so far

• Create a CPI-adjusted Unmarried Childless Person Nil-rate Inheritance Tax band
  Opened on Tuesday 10th December 2024
  25 signatures so far

• Allow employees to deduct living expenses from salary before it’s taxed.
  Opened on Friday 6th December 2024
  127 signatures so far

• Review the NICs increase for not-for-profit public service providers
  Opened on Thursday 5th December 2024
  40 signatures so far

• Allow Veterans of the Armed Forces to claim their state pension at the age of 60
  Opened on Wednesday 4th December 2024
  760 signatures so far

• Don’t tax people on any overtime they work.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  2,685 signatures so far

• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
  Opened on Monday 2nd December 2024
  114,811 signatures so far

• Review the way that student Maintenance Loans are calculated.
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  70 signatures so far

• Reverse the Tax Treatment of Double Cab Pickup Trucks in the 2024 Autumn Budget
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  1,638 signatures so far

• Introduce a low interest deposit loan to help all first time buyers
  Opened on Friday 29th November 2024
  55 signatures so far

• Increase the Lifetime ISA house price limit in line with inflation
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  158 signatures so far

• Review Tax Credit Overpayment system
  Opened on Thursday 28th November 2024
  28 signatures so far

• Increase statutory maternity pay.
  Opened on Wednesday 27th November 2024
  192 signatures so far

• Investigate the claims of £22 Billion black hole
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  1,648 signatures so far

• Raise the standard tax-free Personal Allowance to £45,000
  Opened on Tuesday 26th November 2024
  43,327 signatures so far

• Introduce a referendum to decide: maintain or abolish the inheritance tax.
  Opened on Monday 25th November 2024
  512 signatures so far

• Ban higher car insurance premiums for over 70s based on age
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  1,647 signatures so far

• Exempt hospices from increase in employers’ national insurance
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  501 signatures so far

• Commission a Treasury Review On The Practicalities Of Levying A Wealth Tax.
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  158 signatures so far

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Opened on Friday 15th November 2024
  14,326 signatures so far

• Stop road tax on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) from 2025
  Opened on Thursday 14th November 2024
  931 signatures so far

• Raise help to buy ISA threshold to up to £350,000 (or up to £550,000 in London)
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  107 signatures so far

• Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  152,016 signatures so far

• Remove 5% VAT on standing charges for household energy bills
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Make apprentices entitled to same minimum wage as other workers
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  29 signatures

• Require joint debts be split 50/50 in event of separation
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  51 signatures

• Disregard all military pension schemes for tax and other benefit entitlements
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  79 signatures

• Increase HMRC meal allowances for employees travelling for work
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Make military service pensions exempt from income tax
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15 signatures

• Reduce all income tax rates
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Increase Corporation Tax and Income Tax rates to better fund public services
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14 signatures

• Hold a Public Inquiry into the increasing cost of car insurance in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  150 signatures

• Increase HMRC Mileage Allowance rates from 45p to 65p for the first 10,000 miles
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Reverse cuts to Local Government funding, made since 2010 by Central Government.
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  41 signatures

• Remove the 5% VAT on energy
  Open from Thursday 18th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Fully retain the HMRC Self Assessment helpline
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  113 signatures

• Allow tax reclaim on extra student loan payments
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Require all MPs to publish all of their current and previous tax returns
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Make the National Living Wage for 23+ the minimum wage for all ages
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  45 signatures

• Require creditors to verify ID of people applying for credit
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  41 signatures

• Reduce the Lifetime ISA withdrawal penalty from 25% to 20%
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  35 signatures

• Exempt bonuses from income tax
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Increase the 40% tax bracket threshold in line with inflation
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  66 signatures

• Reduce VAT on LPG road fuel to 5%
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  142 signatures

• Reverse Government plans to abolish the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  5,301 signatures

• Reverse budget announcement on a war memorial to recognise Muslim soldiers
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  163 signatures

• Increase the minimum tax threshold to £15,000
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  105 signatures

• Require new minimum wages be paid from 1 April irrespective of pay period
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,451 signatures

• Provide a tax relief in the form of a tax allowance for pet owners
  Open from Thursday 14th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10 signatures

• Review the HMRC Approved Mileage Payment Allowance
  Open from Tuesday 12th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  80 signatures

• Increase taxes on bank profits
  Open from Friday 1st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Stop charging VAT on all care services for disabled people
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  119 signatures

• Reduce VAT rate for restaurants to 15%
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  36 signatures

• Modify Corporation Tax to incentivise smaller wage gaps between staff
  Open from Tuesday 20th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Only require payment of VAT on turnover above £85,000 threshold
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Make school uniforms VAT exempt
  Open from Monday 19th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  43 signatures

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