This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition That the government treat the Covid debt similar to 'war debt'.
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Legislate to exclude the Covid Pandemic debt from the annual Budget as a component of the GDP.
Legislate to treat similar to a 'war debt' recovered over the next 50yrs.
The government has used this debt as a 'propoganda' tool to deliver further austerity and punishment of the poorest and weakest in society. Disregarding the need to service the NHS, Social Care and infrastructure delivery at a level the population needs to move forward and they deserve as taxpayers in the 5th wealthiest nation.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about the impact of the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic on other spending, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Reclassifying government spending on Covid-19 would not affect the UK's financial obligations regarding this debt, and it's not clear exactly how you want the debt resulting from spending on Covid-19 to be treated differently to other government debt.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.