This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition M.P.s to disclose if they ever have benefited from tax avoidance
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The electorate have a right to know whether their elected representatives have failed to pay their taxes or have benefitted from someone else's tax avoidance. For example, did they get a bequest or gift from an overseas tax avoidance scheme?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126785
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