Rejected petition Retail workers salary should be exempted from N.I and income Tax

Rejected on 2 April 2020

Their pay should be exempted from N.I and Tax amid COVID-19.

These workers are putting their lives at risk for the sole purpose of keeping life essentials available on the shelves specifically food.
This will be a good will gesture from government and a way to say thank you.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306845

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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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