UK Parliament home

Closed Allow tax relief on training for self-employed people to set up new businesses

Closed on

We would like the government to allow full tax relief for training costs for people starting a new business or expanding into new areas of business that are not directly related to what they currently do.

I recently set up a new business and incurred significant training costs. I was shocked to discover that there is no tax relief for training to enable new business setup or for business expansion.

We feel that training costs, especially for businesses requiring qualifications, can be a significant barrier to entry for potential entrepreneurs and that self-employed people and small businesses already have a disproportionate tax burden.

We believe that successful economies support growth of new and small businesses.

24 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition closed

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 17 August 2025.