Rejected petition Temporarily reduce value added tax (VAT) to 15% to help with the cost of living

With the current cost of living skyrocketing millions of family simply will not be able to afford to live on even 'living wage' with automotive fuel prices heading for £2 per litre, the national insurance hike, Gas and electricity prices rising by over 50% now and a predicted rise of 25% by Autumn

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By temporarily reducing value added tax (VAT) to 15% you can help with the cost of living as it rises, helping millions of people to be able to heat and feed their families rather than have to pick, travel to and from to school, work, family. Taking fuel back down below £1.50 per litre reducing the huge price hike these companies expecting us to be able to afford to pay then set to rise them again towards the end of the year.

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Reduce the standard rate of VAT to help with increased cost of living
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609147

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Date submitted 9 March 2022
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