This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Deny government aid to businesses overcharging to profit from Corona Virus
It is apparent that the threat of prosecution is not working as many shops have grossly inflated their prices for essentials such as hand sanitizer, soaps, anti bacterial products, foods and toiletries. This is a disgusting betrayal of the communities these bussinesses support.
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The denying of government support should be sufficient motivation to put an immediate stop to this practice.
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 withold support from companies that are profiteering during the coronavirus outbreak, but it's not clear exactly what action you want the Government to take.
You could start a new petition stating in more detail what you want the Government to do, for example to prevent retailers charging more than the Recommended Retail Price for products from accessing financial support from the Government.
We have published a petition calling on the Government to restrict people stockpiling and reselling items at inflated prices, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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