Rejected petition Cancel the July tax payment for the self-employed in the Entertainment industry.

With the spread of Covid-19 the entertainment and events industry has come to a standstill. At present, there are no means for determining the length of this crisis. We ask the government to cancel the July tax payment for those operating as self-employed in this sector.

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We welcome the financial measures that the councillor of the exchequer announced today (17/03/20), but there was nothing in that set of measures for the self-employed trading in the entertainment or events industry. The entertainment industry heavily relies on the self-employed as the main way for contracting professionals and to secure their valuable skills. There is a very high risk that this outbreak will cause an irreparable damage to an industry worth in excess of £60 billions to the UK economy.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure whether you want payments to be deferred or written off.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed people

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

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Date submitted 17 March 2020
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