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They are ignoring the voice of the people and are now dictating us in a free country. Let's get this changed before we lose our democracy.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":2,"created_at":"2020-10-25T06:25:30.430Z","updated_at":"2020-10-29T12:58:41.386Z","rejected_at":"2020-10-29T12:58:41.388Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-25T06:29:59.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/314151"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":306922,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/306922.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Include self employed for the 80% of wages.","background":"We as self employed  should also receive 80% of our pay, while it should be calculated off our tax returns from the previous year.","additional_details":"The government is helping employed people with the new announcements, paying then 80% of their wages, \r\n\r\nBeing self employed, I am starting to panic as work is getting less each day. 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But nothing for the self employed! Only benfits! Seriously \r\nSelf employed and local businesses’s pay taxes, and keep this country going! \r\nLarge business like tesco ect dont pay as much as us","additional_details":"Change the way you are dealing with this with employment and support local businesses and self employed with work, government grants loans ect! \r\nMaybe make loans and grants the same ad you do with Universities loans when someone earns more then 22K a yesr u take back the payment of the loan! Do something like that or something with the self employed! So we can keep our staff and keep our business’s open! If all the businesses close everyone will sign up to benfits anyways! 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We are experiencing huge losses without ability to recover and with little to no financial security. We are therapists, artists, yoga teachers, builders, child-minders, caterers, etc and virus measures are killing our livelihoods.","additional_details":"We simply won't survive the next few weeks let alone months. It takes a long time to build up your profile and visibility and we're watching all our hard work be swept away. There is no support, no safety net yet we provide essential services across the country. We're not luxury lifestyles, we're hard-working with and for our fellow countrymen. So why have we not been included in the 80% earnings pledge. 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Something like the Queens golden jubilee.","additional_details":"Its scary to sit here knowing i could lose my job, home or a family member. Its those that have the least which give more and suffer most. 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We should also review the Chancellors plastic tax so we are encouraged to buy fewer poor quality petroleum chemical derived products from the PRC and elsewhere in the world.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-17T09:15:10.968Z","updated_at":"2020-04-06T12:14:35.042Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-06T12:14:35.046Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300472"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":307991,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307991.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Include self employed in government covering 80% of average wages","background":"Include self employed in government covering 80% of average wages based on the previous tax years self assessment to make it fair on everyone.","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-22T11:03:42.022Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:01.155Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:42.544Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"already-happening","details":"Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.\n\nYou can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme\n\nYou can read the Government’s announcement here:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals\n\nYou can find out what other Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}]}