Rejected petition SAVE MILDENHALLS FACTORY SHOP

Save the jobs of local people from the closure of The Factory Shop in Mildenhall. This shop serves not only the community of Mildenhall but all its surrounding villages.
The Factory Shop is Mildenhalls only shop that offers the range of products covered at great value. Support and sign please

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Support for the high streets across the country is vital and market towns like Mildenhall are no exception. Commercial rates and energy costs are having a detrimental effect retail and more government support is required. Online shopping needs a greater taxation to compensate the advantage a lack of overheads offers.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the closure of businesses are a matter for their owners, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We could accept a petition calling for additional taxes on online purchases, to help make high street business more viable.

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

Date submitted 26 June 2023
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