This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition Amend Taxation Policies to Make All Churches and Places of Worship Pay Tax
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Make all churches and places of worship liable for paying tax which is a fair and reasonable proposal.
From the Church of England alone, £60,000,000 could be returned to HMRC each year to help with funding the nation. An organisation that has income of £1000,000,000 can afford to finance itself.
There is no reason Churches and other places of worship should be tax exempt or reduced, non-belivers or athiest should not suffer the bill for any belief organisation, an organisation that has income of £1000,000,000 can afford to finance itself.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126742
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