Petitions tagged with "UK economy"

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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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• Cancel HS2 and use the £100bn to provide superfast fibre broadband to EVERY home
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  105 signatures

• Amnesty for T4 students who overstayed because of colleges closed by UK in 2014.
  Open from Wednesday 13th June 2018 to Thursday 13th December 2018
  104 signatures

• Let the UK have a Referendum on EU Membership in 2014
  Open from Thursday 2nd January 2014 to Wednesday 2nd July 2014
  103 signatures

• Remove visa requirement: Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
  Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
  97 signatures

• Stronger penalties for bullying, harassment and hate crime in the workplace.
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2016 to Thursday 16th February 2017
  96 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

• Reform the Air Passenger Duty
  Open from Thursday 5th December 2013 to Friday 5th December 2014
  93 signatures

• Give a bonus to ALL the hard working key workers during this pandemic
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  91 signatures

• Introduce safety requirements for left hand drives trucks entering UK roads
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2015 to Friday 15th April 2016
  90 signatures

• Protect jobs and businesses in the travel and tourism industry during COVID-19
  Open from Thursday 19th March 2020 to Saturday 19th September 2020
  88 signatures

• Seek single work-visa for business people who routinely work across the EU
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  88 signatures

• Cut Fuel Duty by the Amount of Extra VAT Gained During Rapid Fuel Increases
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  87 signatures so far

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

• Petrol prices - bleeding the economy. We need an official OFT enquiry into the operation of the market
  Open from Wednesday 14th March 2012 to Friday 14th September 2012
  82 signatures

• List which country components come from for products which are 'made in the UK'
  Open from Wednesday 15th July 2020 to Friday 15th January 2021
  82 signatures

• Do not cut the number of visas for international students coming to the UK.
  Open from Friday 16th December 2016 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
  81 signatures

• Review outsourcing jobs and services abroad and immigration policy
  Open from Thursday 22nd May 2025 to Saturday 22nd November 2025
  81 signatures

• Providing Government funding for pilot training.
  Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
  79 signatures

• Skilled worker visa holders & UK taxpayers eligible for Childcare Benefits
  Open from Wednesday 28th May 2025 to Friday 28th November 2025
  76 signatures

• Enable settlement route to Tier 2 ICT visa holders
  Open from Thursday 29th May 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
  76 signatures

• Fund campaign and incentives to prioritise British food and reduce food miles
  Open from Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025
  75 signatures

• Make anyone lawfully resident in the UK for five years eligible for ILR
  Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
  74 signatures

• Businesses to repay furlough if subsequently making redundancies
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  70 signatures

• Increase the National Minimum Wage to £10 per hour.
  Open from Tuesday 19th December 2017 to Tuesday 19th June 2018
  66 signatures

• Outlaw offshore outsourcing of public contracts
  Open from Tuesday 9th August 2011 to Thursday 9th August 2012
  65 signatures

• Legalise use of Firearms (handguns and rifles) and means of self defence
  Open from Tuesday 12th November 2013 to Wednesday 12th November 2014
  63 signatures

• Allow schools, universities, restaurants and shops to open in March
  Open from Thursday 4th February 2021 to Wednesday 4th August 2021
  63 signatures

• Scrap Pubs Code 2016 and amend the Competition Act 1998 to ban tied beer lines
  Open from Wednesday 17th September 2025 to Tuesday 17th March 2026
  62 signatures

• Govt to increase funding for UK space programme, launch technology and spaceport
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2018 to Thursday 23rd August 2018
  62 signatures

• Exempt workers paying tax/NI for 12 months from the immigration health surcharge
  Open from Monday 26th July 2021 to Wednesday 26th January 2022
  61 signatures

• Allow asylum seekers to work
  Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
  58 signatures

• Protect UK Kit Car Manufacturers from the ERR Bill
  Open from Friday 8th March 2013 to Sunday 8th September 2013
  57 signatures

• Make it mandatory for employers to use anonymous applications
  Open from Wednesday 23rd October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
  55 signatures

• Scrap proposed ban of New Petrol and Diesel vehicles.
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  53 signatures

• Cut alcohol duty and VAT for pubs and restaurants & consider new bank holiday
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  52 signatures so far

• Reinstate tax-free shopping for international visitors to the UK
  Open from Tuesday 19th August 2025 to Thursday 19th February 2026
  51 signatures

• Apply to join the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA)
  Open from Thursday 14th April 2022 to Friday 28th October 2022
  51 signatures

• Grant Right to Work for Asylum Seekers waiting 3+years for Home Office decision
  Open from Wednesday 1st February 2017 to Tuesday 2nd May 2017
  50 signatures

• Introduce a "France style" repair and longevity label on electronic products.
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  50 signatures

• Apply animal welfare laws to imported meat
  Open from Tuesday 12th June 2012 to Wednesday 12th June 2013
  50 signatures

• Mandate Local Hiring and Restrict Offshore Hiring of workers
  Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
  49 signatures

• Suspend International Aid
  Open from Monday 11th February 2013 to Tuesday 11th February 2014
  48 signatures

• Cut income tax by 5% for working parents who are British citizens
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  48 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

• Negotiate full membership of the future Erasmus+ education and youth programme
  Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
  47 signatures

• Introduce renewable temporary stay for anyone who has been in UK for 14 years
  Open from Friday 11th May 2018 to Sunday 11th November 2018
  45 signatures

• Foreign Aid given in UK manufactured goods instead of cash
  Open from Monday 8th April 2013 to Tuesday 8th April 2014
  45 signatures

• Allow all UK Citizens to pay "Home fee status" university fees after Dec 2020
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  45 signatures

• Enhance NI with a secure biometric ID to protect citizens from identity theft
  Open from Friday 26th September 2025 to Thursday 26th March 2026
  45 signatures

• Increase the number of Bank Holidays/Public Holidays
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  43 signatures

• Boost the UK economy & reduce unemployment by reducing corporation tax
  Open from Wednesday 8th January 2025 to Tuesday 8th July 2025
  42 signatures

• Suspension of the DFID and the suspension of foreign aid for 12 months
  Open from Thursday 20th September 2012 to Friday 20th September 2013
  38 signatures

• Create a dedicated ILR settlement route for international students
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  38 signatures so far

• Abandon the Government's Arbitrary Non-EU Immigration Cap
  Open from Tuesday 27th March 2012 to Wednesday 27th March 2013
  37 signatures

• Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to take unrestricted secondary work
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  37 signatures

• ABOLISH AIR PASSENGER DUTY
  Open from Tuesday 22nd November 2011 to Thursday 22nd November 2012
  36 signatures

• 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

• Give the right to vote to EU citizens having lived in the UK for 5 years or more
  Open from Tuesday 5th July 2016 to Thursday 5th January 2017
  36 signatures

• Require companies to match board bonuses with employee-wide bonus distributions
  Opened on Wednesday 18th March 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Open Art Galleries and Museums in Tier 4
  Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
  35 signatures

• Make people who get paid over £90,000 pay extra 10% tax on second jobs.
  Opened on Thursday 5th March 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Micro businesses and freelancers count
  Open from Wednesday 24th October 2012 to Thursday 24th October 2013
  34 signatures

• Increase the funding and support for the production of shale gas by fracking
  Open from Friday 20th July 2018 to Sunday 20th January 2019
  33 signatures

• Equalise Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
  Open from Monday 27th July 2020 to Wednesday 27th January 2021
  33 signatures

• Ensure UK-EU Brexit deal retains our "passporting" rights in financial services
  Open from Friday 22nd July 2016 to Sunday 22nd January 2017
  33 signatures

• Increase the VAT threshold for small businesses.
  Open from Wednesday 16th May 2018 to Friday 16th November 2018
  32 signatures

• Demand reparations from the US for impact on the UK economy
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  32 signatures so far

• Do not scrap the additional rate of income tax (45% for income above £150,000)
  Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
  31 signatures

• SUPPORT EXPANSION AT SOUTH EAST AIRPORTS
  Open from Monday 8th August 2011 to Wednesday 8th August 2012
  31 signatures

• "Made in Great Britain" Seal of Approval
  Open from Tuesday 25th September 2012 to Wednesday 25th September 2013
  30 signatures

• Climate Change Impacts Fund
  Open from Thursday 13th February 2014 to Friday 13th February 2015
  30 signatures

• Seek to have United Kingdom join the Schengen area
  Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
  30 signatures

• Fund more research into Endometriosis
  Open from Wednesday 12th December 2018 to Wednesday 12th June 2019
  30 signatures

• 80MPH SPEED LIMIT ON MOTORWAYS
  Open from Thursday 24th April 2014 to Friday 24th October 2014
  30 signatures

• Issue a secondary grant payment for SBRR recipients and rate-paying businesses
  Open from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to Wednesday 2nd December 2020
  29 signatures

• UK Space port
  Open from Tuesday 16th August 2011 to Thursday 16th August 2012
  29 signatures

• Support Economy - Pay every Household £3,000 as part of Quantitative Easing process
  Open from Thursday 17th November 2011 to Friday 17th February 2012
  28 signatures

• Reinstate 6 month Business Visitors VISA for NON EU Consultants / Trainers to enhance expertise in the UK and support our Hotel & Conference industry
  Open from Tuesday 29th November 2011 to Thursday 29th November 2012
  28 signatures

• Bring back the Royal Yacht to secure trade after Brexit and into the future.
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2019 to Wednesday 9th October 2019
  28 signatures

• Make Britain Great - Tax Relief Proposal UK Manufacturing Enterprise
  Open from Wednesday 19th October 2011 to Friday 19th October 2012
  27 signatures

• Overhaul Benefits System to Ensure it is for Essential Living Only
  Open from Friday 12th August 2011 to Sunday 12th August 2012
  27 signatures

• Allow Sponsored workers to work for 24hrs per week in a second job
  Open from Tuesday 25th March 2025 to Thursday 25th September 2025
  27 signatures

• Immediate Suspension of Stamp Duty for 2 Years
  Open from Monday 15th August 2011 to Tuesday 15th November 2011
  27 signatures

• The government should rethink its policies towards international students.
  Open from Tuesday 13th September 2016 to Monday 13th March 2017
  26 signatures

• VAT has remained at 20% for 9 years! In the face of BREXIT, reduce VAT to 15%.
  Open from Thursday 19th September 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
  26 signatures

• Demand for Public Investigation into evidence from Lord James of Blackheath of 16 trillion dollars missing from UK economy
  Open from Friday 2nd March 2012 to Saturday 2nd June 2012
  25 signatures

• Provide permanent residence for tier 2 ICT holders who came before april 2011
  Open from Tuesday 14th October 2014 to Monday 30th March 2015
  25 signatures

• Review settlement rules for the skilled worker visa holders - ILR after 3 years
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  25 signatures so far

• Stop the Cookie Law and rethink completely
  Open from Tuesday 24th April 2012 to Wednesday 24th April 2013
  25 signatures

• Cancel Tier-2 skilled workers to leave the UK if laid-off due to COVID outbreak.
  Open from Friday 26th June 2020 to Saturday 26th December 2020
  24 signatures

• Give BN(O) visa holders access to funded childcare hours for working parents
  Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
  24 signatures

• The UK to apply to join the Schengen Agreement
  Open from Wednesday 30th January 2019 to Tuesday 30th July 2019
  24 signatures

• Ensure all settled EU citizens will still be eligible for benefits after Brexit
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2019 to Thursday 17th October 2019
  23 signatures

• Introduce amnesty for migrants already in the UK without visa
  Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
  23 signatures so far

• Support Companies and Staff to work from Home with a Work From Home Grant
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  22 signatures

• Eliminate wine duty for pubs and restaurants and help socialising
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  22 signatures so far

• Eliminate Tax Avoidance - Introduce 2% Minimum Corporation Tax based on Turnover
  Open from Friday 17th November 2017 to Thursday 17th May 2018
  22 signatures

• A windfall tax on banks and hedge funds to save the economy.
  Open from Monday 18th May 2020 to Wednesday 18th November 2020
  21 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement that all unpaid carers receive appropriate training
  Open from Monday 5th November 2018 to Sunday 5th May 2019
  21 signatures

• Cancel BoE‘s cash injection to the financial sector, replace it with People's QE
  Open from Friday 12th August 2016 to Sunday 12th February 2017
  21 signatures

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