This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Halt shareholder dividends if wages are threatened or corporations need bailouts
Have a cut off point in terms of what is considered profit and therefore available as payouts to shareholders, when there is a national emergency or when a companies future is in jeopardy. They should be using all available funds to stay afloat the same as is expected of the self employed.
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Why should large corporations such as virgin and weatherspoons pay out large dividends to shareholders in 'profit' whilst halting wages and then requiring bail out packages from the government? It seems ludicrous that we don't have any legislation to stop this type of disaster capitalism.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Decisions about the payment of dividends are a matter for individual companies, not the Government or Parliament.
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