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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Prevent meltdown of the UK economy by freezing the system

Please stop the traditional economy for an interim period while Covid-19 escalates. Stop all debts, mortgages, staff payments: stop everything. Provide a basic payment to all UK citizens to cover food, medicine and basic needs.

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To save the next generation from the debt of propping up the entire system for several months while we try to tackle Covid-19.

To stop the majority of the leisure industry going bankrupt.

To support families and ultimately to save lives.

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 take action to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, but we can only accept petitions that make a clear request from the Government for a specific action.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Encourage lenders to suspend interest, fees and repayments during COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305297

Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302284

Government to offer economic assistance to the Leisure industry during COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304108

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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