This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Don't RAISE taxes for self-employed people.
The government are planning to raise taxes for the self-employed when they have cut taxes for the largest companies in the country by over £3 billion. The government are saying these changes are "fair" when they are anything but.
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Tax has been cut for the largest companies in the country (read more here https://www.cchdaily.co.uk/budget-2017-corporation-tax-rate-cut-19), and will be raised for the self-employed (read more here https://www.cchdaily.co.uk/budget-2017-self-employed-nics-4-increases-11-2019).
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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