Petition To treat benefits as taxable earnings

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To treat benefits as a taxable income so that those in receipt of benefits do not see it as a hand out and to promote social responisbility.

* That all benefits over the personal tax allowance be subject to a 5% tax rate.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

5 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 5 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 2 March 2013
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