Rejected petition Use seized funds and assets of oligarchs to subsidise VAT on petrol and diesel.

Use any accounts, funds or assets seized under the sanctions of Russian oligarchs to subsidise the cost of VAT to the consumer on petrol and diesel at the pumps bringing down the cost of fuel..

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It is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine which is driving up the cost of fuel so let THEM pay for it instead of small businesses like my own driving school having to suffer the increasing cost of fuel.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you're concerned about the price of fuel, but the Government has only frozen the assets of people sanctioned under the UK’s sanctions regime relating to Russia, so there is no revenue from these that can be used by the Government to subsidise the cost of fuel.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609418

Reduce fuel duty and VAT by 40% for a period of 2 years: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/599089

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 12 March 2022
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