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 18 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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• Allow Day Nursery settings to register for 0% rate VAT
  Open from Tuesday 1st November 2022 to Monday 1st May 2023
  45 signatures

• Move the Standard Personal Allowance from £12,570, to £25,000 a year.
  Open from Tuesday 1st November 2022 to Monday 1st May 2023
  47 signatures

• Reduce VAT on sales under £500 and increase VAT on sales over £50k

• Reduce VAT on sales under £500 and increase VAT on sales over £50k
  Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
  27 signatures

• Reduce VAT for hospitality/Leisure to help with increasing overheads
  Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
  15 signatures

• Reintroduce the Health and Social Care Levy
  Open from Monday 31st October 2022 to Sunday 30th April 2023
  56 signatures

• Abolish Inheritance Tax
  Open from Tuesday 25th October 2022 to Tuesday 25th April 2023
  64 signatures

• Increase the tax credit cost of living payment to £1000
  Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
  16 signatures

• Reduce the lifetime ISA fee of 25% to 20% when accessing the savings early
  Open from Monday 24th October 2022 to Monday 24th April 2023
  32 signatures

• Reverse IR35 legislation
  Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
  14,160 signatures

• Remove or reduce VAT to 5% on the cost of charging an EV
  Open from Thursday 20th October 2022 to Thursday 20th April 2023
  138 signatures

• Bring back the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
  Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
  18 signatures

• Change the HMRC mileage rate from 45p per mile to 50p per mile
  Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
  2,281 signatures

• Raise the 40k 'luxury' car tax. Static since 2016 - 40k is not a luxury car now.
  Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
  27 signatures

• Extend regulation of lenders to cover all lenders to businesses
  Open from Friday 14th October 2022 to Friday 14th April 2023
  30 signatures

• Increase tax-free childcare allowance in line with inflation
  Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
  333 signatures

• Reverse income tax Personal Allowance freeze
  Open from Wednesday 12th October 2022 to Wednesday 12th April 2023
  28 signatures

• Raise the property price cap for using a Lifetime ISA to buy a home
  Open from Wednesday 12th October 2022 to Wednesday 12th April 2023
  52 signatures

• Allow parents to use their children's tax-free personal allowance
  Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
  48 signatures

• Require HMRC to pay Research and Development tax credits within 40 days.
  Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
  365 signatures

• Remove 3% stamp duty surcharge for property owners buying a permanent residence
  Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
  20 signatures

• Reduce or remove taxes on overtime pay
  Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
  104 signatures

• Cut the standard VAT rate from 20% to 12.5% to encourage economic growth
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  38 signatures

• Publish all OBR forecasts immediately once received by the Government
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  17 signatures

• Prevent the introduction of any "programmable" CBDC in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  31,476 signatures

• Raise the Inheritance Tax threshold from £325,000 to £1 million
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  380 signatures

• Consider replacing the tax system with an automated tax on all transactions
  Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
  94 signatures

• Increase annual pension allowance tax allowance
  Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
  5,201 signatures

• Apply an ‘excess profits’ tax on oil and gas companies
  Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
  58 signatures

• Reintroduce inflation indexation on capital gains tax assessment
  Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
  16 signatures

• Reverse the tax cuts announced in the mini budget
  Open from Wednesday 28th September 2022 to Tuesday 28th March 2023
  328 signatures

• Hold referendum on paying for the energy crisis: windfall tax or borrowing
  Open from Friday 23rd September 2022 to Thursday 23rd March 2023
  23 signatures

• Reduce income tax from 20% to 10%
  Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  47 signatures

• Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
  Open from Thursday 22nd September 2022 to Wednesday 22nd March 2023
  368 signatures

• Increase the LISA £450,000 first time buyer price cap in line with house prices.
  Open from Wednesday 7th September 2022 to Tuesday 21st March 2023
  98 signatures

• Tax rebate for those who worked during the pandemic in their place of work
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  16 signatures

• Provide interest-free Renewable Energy Assistance Loan during energy crisis.
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  284 signatures

• Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
  Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
  59 signatures

• Temporary 2% income tax increase to fund energy bill support for less well off
  Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
  16 signatures

• Increase the HMRC Mileage Rate from 45p/mile to 60p/mile
  Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
  301 signatures

• Require all businesses and public services to accept cash payments
  Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
  25,021 signatures

• Level Up National Insurance by Scrapping the Upper Earnings Limit
  Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
  85 signatures

• Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
  Open from Monday 22nd August 2022 to Wednesday 8th March 2023
  30 signatures

• Do not reduce employer NI contributions in Freeports
  Open from Thursday 18th August 2022 to Saturday 4th March 2023
  71 signatures

• Deliver an emergency budget to deal with the cost of living crisis
  Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
  28 signatures

• Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone

• Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone
  Open from Wednesday 17th August 2022 to Friday 3rd March 2023
  53 signatures

• Do not include National Parks in Freeport zones
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2022 to Thursday 2nd March 2023
  689 signatures

• Suspend VAT on pet food and pet care for 12 months, and reduce to 5% thereafter
  Open from Monday 15th August 2022 to Wednesday 1st March 2023
  50 signatures

• Only require businesses pay VAT on turnover over £85,000, and use VAT flat rates
  Open from Wednesday 10th August 2022 to Friday 24th February 2023
  22 signatures

• Change the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) to help UK households and the climate.
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  90 signatures

• Allow employers to give staff non-taxable £1000 cost of living payment
  Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
  145 signatures

• Make VAT zero for all Battery Systems used with Renewable Energy generation
  Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
  46 signatures

• Increase tax-free overnight subsistence allowance for UK for hauliers
  Open from Tuesday 26th July 2022 to Thursday 9th February 2023
  71 signatures

• Introduce taxes on aviation kerosene
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  37 signatures

• Introduce a cap on the total tax take applied to fuel
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  58 signatures

• Increase the threshold at which child benefit is repaid from £50k to £60k
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  72 signatures

• Joint claimants should receive £1300 cost of living payment instead of £650
  Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
  17 signatures

• Reduce or remove VAT from sales of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  468 signatures

• Raise the tax personal allowance reduction threshold from £100,000 to £150,000
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  38 signatures

• Make VAT on Second Hand clothing zero rated
  Open from Tuesday 28th June 2022 to Wednesday 11th January 2023
  374 signatures

• Review Business Mileage and Fuel Rates Allowance
  Open from Tuesday 28th June 2022 to Wednesday 11th January 2023
  29 signatures

• Make sales of all clothing and shoes for under 16s VAT free
  Open from Friday 24th June 2022 to Saturday 7th January 2023
  26 signatures

• Raise the standard Personal TAX Allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  10,687 signatures

• Raise stamp duty threshold to families with children in paid-for childcare
  Open from Monday 20th June 2022 to Tuesday 3rd January 2023
  14 signatures

• Raise higher rate income tax (40%) threshold to £80,000

• Raise higher rate income tax (40%) threshold to £80,000
  Open from Friday 17th June 2022 to Saturday 31st December 2022
  277 signatures

• Replace VAT on fuel and fuel duty with one single ‘per litre’ tax
  Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
  17 signatures

• Increase the tax-free approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate and review yearly.
  Open from Wednesday 15th June 2022 to Thursday 29th December 2022
  38 signatures

• Increase Mileage allowance from 45p per mile to 75p per mile
  Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
  190 signatures

• Cut the standard VAT rate from 20% to 5%
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  98 signatures

• Change the law so that all copyright only lasts for two years
  Open from Tuesday 7th June 2022 to Wednesday 21st December 2022
  12 signatures

• Review 'Know Your Customer' guidance and requirements for financial institutions
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  157 signatures

• Urgently review Advisory Electricity Rate (AER) for fully electric company cars
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  267 signatures

• Residential Park Home residents should be eligible for £400 electricity grant
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  12,348 signatures

• Introduce a windfall tax on pharmaceutical companies’ Covid-19 related profits
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  1,280 signatures

• Count students as low-income households in Energy Finance Support Package
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  68 signatures

• Pay mentors on the 2022 Government Help to Grow Management Scheme
  Open from Tuesday 31st May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  82 signatures

• Remove VAT from toothpaste and toilet paper
  Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  43 signatures

• Raise the income tax personal allowance to £15000 immediately
  Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  231 signatures

• Increase the income tax personal allowance to £19305
  Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  59 signatures

• Raise international purchases to £35 without paying VAT
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  13 signatures

• Reduce the LISA withdrawal penalty.
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  28 signatures

• Increase statutory maternity pay in line with cost of living crisis
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  38,606 signatures

• Implement Universal Basic Income to provide for every citizen.
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  284 signatures

• Cap profit fuel forecourt operators can make on petrol and diesel to 10p/litre
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  63 signatures

• Introduce a tax relief for commuting to and from a single place of work
  Open from Tuesday 24th May 2022 to Thursday 8th December 2022
  27 signatures

• Base Child Benefit High Income Charge on household income and local wages
  Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
  77 signatures

• Stop VAT On Vet Bills
  Open from Friday 20th May 2022 to Sunday 4th December 2022
  4,878 signatures

• Remove VAT from all clothes, soap, toilet roll and cleaning products
  Open from Wednesday 18th May 2022 to Friday 2nd December 2022
  38 signatures

• Review tax collection on flexible pension withdrawals to reduce overpayments
  Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
  19 signatures

• Reverse NI increase for key workers who worked throughout the pandemic
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  16 signatures

• VAT Complete Removal.
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  64 signatures

• Lower the basic rate income tax from 20% to 7.5%
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  46 signatures

• Paid Overtime to be untaxed.
  Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
  125 signatures

• Strengthen CMS requirements on Receiving Parents and enforcement powers
  Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
  167 signatures

• 50% reduction in all taxes
  Open from Thursday 12th May 2022 to Saturday 26th November 2022
  19 signatures

• Ensure domestic abuse survivors are better protected by CMS post-review
  Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
  136 signatures

• Reverse the 1.25% NIC increase and remove the upper earnings limit
  Open from Tuesday 10th May 2022 to Thursday 24th November 2022
  44 signatures

• Scrap VAT on all self-administered Covid test kits
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  15 signatures

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