Petitions tagged with "Small businesses"

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Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.

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• Continue the ban on the use of Neonicotinoids
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  91,266 signatures

• Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  28,901 signatures

• Stop HMRC implementing making tax digital and enforcing quarterly submissions
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  20,083 signatures

• Ban payment processors stopping services based on objections to legal content
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  13,556 signatures

• Cap energy price increases for small businesses.
  Open from Thursday 7th July 2022 to Saturday 21st January 2023
  7,549 signatures

• Rights Beyond Borders: Improve employment policies for international students
  Open from Tuesday 5th November 2024 to Monday 5th May 2025
  4,181 signatures

• Classify reindeer as domesticated farm animals and end Zoo Licensing requirement
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  2,947 signatures so far

• Halt the new vaping duty tax, help protect small British businesses & consumers
  Open from Tuesday 1st July 2025 to Thursday 1st January 2026
  1,764 signatures

• Make use of a Slingshot or Catapult illegal
  

• Extend the energy price cap to small businesses
  Open from Friday 17th December 2021 to Friday 17th June 2022
  1,483 signatures

• Update business mileage allowance from 45p per mile (not changed since 2011).
  Opened on Tuesday 25th November 2025
  1,376 signatures so far

• Do not introduce pay-per-mile road charging for UK drivers
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  1,313 signatures so far

• Require mobile phones sold in the UK to be repairable by consumers
  Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
  1,093 signatures

• Make relaxed rules for outdoor hospitality and making traffic orders permanent
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  866 signatures

• Review wedding restrictions monthly
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  805 signatures

• Raise the maximum price for MOT tests for the first time since 2010
  Open from Monday 3rd March 2025 to Wednesday 3rd September 2025
  731 signatures

• Link small business rates to profitability instead of property value.
  Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
  700 signatures so far

• Extend the classic car tax exemption to 35 year old vehicles
  Open from Tuesday 9th September 2025 to Monday 9th March 2026
  655 signatures

• More financial support for Hair & Beauty sector
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  435 signatures

• Amend laws permitting telecommunications infrastructure installation
  Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
  434 signatures so far

• Reduce salary threshold of 38,700 for visa sponsorship requirements
  Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
  428 signatures

• Give businesses the right to opt out of Business Improvements District levies
  Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
  414 signatures

• Take South Kesteven & South Holland out of Tier 3
  Open from Thursday 3rd December 2020 to Thursday 3rd June 2021
  348 signatures

• Grant £10K per year to small retailers facing losses from shoplifting
  Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
  305 signatures

• Tax banks to recoup the £23bn they lost taxpayers in the banking crisis
  Open from Tuesday 7th January 2025 to Monday 7th July 2025
  204 signatures

• Reallocate illegal migrant spending and use money to fund other things
  Open from Monday 8th September 2025 to Sunday 8th March 2026
  197 signatures

• Scrap rise in National Insurance and use a Wealth Tax to save NHS & Social Care
  Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
  196 signatures

• Review the UK Novel Foods Regs to allow medical mushrooms for human consumption
  Opened on Monday 26th January 2026
  188 signatures so far

• Require businesses pay a 50% deposit to contracted sole traders/small businesses
  Opened on Monday 20th April 2026
  183 signatures so far

• Delay introducing Making Tax Digital until more support for the Self-Employed
  Open from Friday 16th May 2025 to Sunday 16th November 2025
  183 signatures

• Stronger Product Safety & Copyright protection on Non-UK E-Commerce Platforms
  Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
  159 signatures

• Immediately increase the VAT Threshold to £100,000
  Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2022 to Monday 22nd May 2023
  149 signatures

• Launch a public inquiry into business rates and small businesses
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  140 signatures

• Protect British Beer: Reserve 30 Percent of Pub Taps for Independent Breweries
  Open from Wednesday 1st October 2025 to Wednesday 1st April 2026
  128 signatures

• Abolish VAT for all small businesses with a taxable turnover under £250k a year
  Open from Friday 4th July 2025 to Sunday 4th January 2026
  117 signatures

• Make a new business grant scheme for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs
  Open from Thursday 17th July 2025 to Saturday 17th January 2026
  109 signatures

• Review and reduce the proposed £2.20 per 10ml Vaping Products Duty
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  107 signatures so far

• Raise the VAT threshold to £250,000 for small businesses
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  107 signatures

• Keep the £135 customs duty relief on overseas imports
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  106 signatures so far

• Save Our High Streets Fairness for Small Businesses protect tenants from (PDRs)
  Open from Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 23rd June 2025
  98 signatures

• Reduce fuel duty and remove VAT on petrol and diesel
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  86 signatures so far

• Review the employer NI changes announced in the Budget
  Open from Monday 23rd December 2024 to Monday 23rd June 2025
  83 signatures

• Remove VAT on defibrillators
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  70 signatures

• Require the Government to fund all Statutory Sick Pay for small businesses
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  69 signatures so far

• Require banks to provide a minimum number of branches for their customers
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  64 signatures so far

• Scrap landfill tax, review fly-tipping enforcement and fund council-led clean up
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  64 signatures so far

• Stop income tax on employees' tips in hospitality industry
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  60 signatures so far

• Ban Bank Fees on Card Payments
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  59 signatures

• Allow all outdoor markets to open during the Covid-19 outbreak
  Open from Thursday 11th February 2021 to Wednesday 11th August 2021
  59 signatures

• Apply tapered VAT on turnover over £85k & reduce VAT on food for hospitality
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  58 signatures so far

• Issue grants to repay Covid Bounce Back Loans up to £8,000 for small businesses
  Open from Monday 23rd January 2023 to Sunday 23rd July 2023
  58 signatures

• Tax small food businesses on sales after delivery platform deductions
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  54 signatures

• Reduce corporation tax for small businesses with profits under £50,000 to 13%
  Open from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 24th June 2025
  52 signatures

• Implement a dynamic Land Value Tax
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  52 signatures

• Pause Employment Rights Bill to assess impacts on SMEs
  Open from Tuesday 28th January 2025 to Monday 28th July 2025
  49 signatures

• Reverse increase in the rate of employer’s NI contributions for small businesses
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  48 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

• Scrap VAT on labour and essential services like trades and childcare
  Opened on Wednesday 12th November 2025
  40 signatures so far

• Reverse the April 2026 dividend tax rise and review its impact on SMEs
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  39 signatures so far

• Review and seek changes to GPSR, and provide better support for small businesses
  Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
  36 signatures

• Amend the Copyright Design and Patents Act of 1988 to protect fashion designs
  Open from Thursday 22nd July 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022
  36 signatures

• Do not require small businesses/micro-entities to file profit & loss accounts
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  36 signatures

• Cap retail oil and gas prices
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Give small businesses a grant to repay any outstanding Bounce Back Loans
  Open from Friday 22nd July 2022 to Sunday 5th February 2023
  33 signatures

• Provide grants to businesses who have had to take a bounce back loan under 30k
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  33 signatures

• New legislation to regulate how online marketplaces manage seller accounts
  Open from Tuesday 10th June 2025 to Wednesday 10th December 2025
  32 signatures

• Lift all COVID 19 related lockdown restrictions on small businesses
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  32 signatures

• Exempt small fish and chip shops from VAT registration requirements
  Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
  32 signatures so far

• GPSR: Negotiate with the EU to let UK Businesses to Act as an Authorised Person
  Open from Wednesday 15th January 2025 to Tuesday 15th July 2025
  31 signatures

• Update UK e-bike laws: allow 750W, 20mph limit and throttle use.
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Introduce business rate relief to small businesses that are not making a profit
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Mandate review by human before platform bans business account
  Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  29 signatures

• Don't allow councils to require street food licenses on private land
  Open from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Monday 2nd March 2026
  29 signatures

• Increase compensation for small businesses & self-employed affected by COVID
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  28 signatures

• Reverse the ban on XL Bully dogs
  

• 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

• Cap failed payment fees for individuals and small businesses
  Opened on Thursday 12th February 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Set an allowance for business rates under which the cost is always zero
  Open from Friday 5th September 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
  24 signatures

• Allow tax relief on training for self-employed people to set up new businesses
  Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
  24 signatures

• Simplify tax compliance for sole traders and micro businesses
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  23 signatures so far

• Change the legal age to buy and consume alcohol to 16
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Review trading protections for small businesses at festivals and events
  Open from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Monday 2nd March 2026
  20 signatures

• Scrap Information Commissioner's Office fee.
  Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
  20 signatures

• Don't change current treatment of low-value imports
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Increase VAT threshold to £1m turnover or £85k profit to help small businesses.
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  19 signatures

• Review Commercial leases, introduce a standard lease document & duty of care
  Open from Wednesday 14th May 2025 to Friday 14th November 2025
  18 signatures

• Waive 2019/20 corporation tax & VAT for limited company directors
  Open from Friday 5th February 2021 to Thursday 5th August 2021
  15 signatures

• Give British Business Bank the ability to lend and open small business accounts
  Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
  13 signatures

• Zero corporation tax on businesses with a turnover of £400,000 due to Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  13 signatures

• Limit any future eat out to help out schemes to small businesses
  Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
  12 signatures

• Make posting fake negative reviews a criminal offence
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  11 signatures

• Extend deadline for applying for £10k Covid Grants from 31.03.21 till 30.04.21
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  9 signatures

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