This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Stop rise in taxation for self employed workers
In the Conservative manifesto of 2015, David Cameron promised
No rises in VAT or national insurance rates.
Today, that promise has been broken.
We do not have the security of a cheque at the end of the month, no holiday or sick pay & due to these insecurites often struggle make ends meet.
More details
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/14/conservative-manifesto-pledges-what-the-experts-say
Gives details of manifesto pledges
We do not have the security of a cheque at the end of the month, no holiday or sick pay and due to these insecurites often struggle make ends meet.
If the Chancellor really wanted to make this a society for all, he could chase the millionaire tax avoiders or the companies such as Parcelforce who are using and abusing self employed people.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Chancellor has announced today (15 March) that the proposed changes to National Insurance for self-employed people won’t go ahead.
The Chancellor made a statement about this to the House of Commons. You can find out more, including how to watch the statement and read a transcript, here:
You can read a letter about this issue, which the Chancellor has sent to the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (Andrew Tyrie MP), here:
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