This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition 80% Take-Home Income Cover For ALL Tradespeople/Smaller Businesses
We, the undersigned, call on the Chancellor to extend the 80% wages pledge to become an OVERALL income pledge so it would cover ALL tradespeople and sole traders.
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Most of the above are either sole traders or worker-director limited companies. These are people who may not receive a full salary via the PAYE system.
Some may have a monthly income via dividends. Others may have fluctuating salaries based wholly on their profit that month.
In this time of national crisis, we need the Government to guarantee up to 80% income for ALL workers, not just those based on the PAYE system.
We are the backbone of the private sector in the UK. Help us to survive.
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Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack or earnings caused by COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303345
Provide COVID19 income support for the newly self-employed, without HMRC records: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310471
Remove the £50k earnings limit for self-employed to access government funding: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310455
Coronavirus Support Package for Directors / Shareholders of small Limited Co's: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310515
Get HMRC to refund the Self-Employed their Jan 2020 1st Tax Payment on Account: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304995
Bring forward COVID-19 Self-employment grants to April 2020: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310898
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