This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Prevent frontline workers in paying higher taxes to cover furlough scheme
Make those who worked during lockdown exempt from higher taxes to cover the furough scheme
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Goverment have the control & power make this right
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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 these petitions calling for similar actions:
Those having to work during covid-19 should not be subject to tax increases: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315030
Exempt non-Furloughed employees from any tax rises to pay for Furlough scheme: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320671
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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