Rejected petition Temporary tax increase for high earners to support economy during COVID-19.

Implement a temporary tax increase for high earners in order to provide support to businesses and people affected by social distancing for the good of society and the economy.

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For the greater good, to support the most vulnerable during this time.

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.

We understand that you want the Government to increase taxes on high earners to support the economy during the Covid-19 outbreak, but it's not clear whether you want any increased revenue from tax rises to be used to fund already announced or new support.

We have published a petition calling on the Government to increase taxes on high earners to fund emergency Budget measures, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305795

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 17 March 2020
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