Rejected petition To make the minimum wage tax free, review the position effect this would have

To review the impact on the economy of the minimum wage was actually a minimum wage and not a minimum wage - tax

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the minimum wage is having a negative effect on the training over 21 due the costs involved,it is also reducing the employers that will employ vulnerable people, employers are reducing the working hours to compensate causing a higher benefit costs,at the same time also making the employees that are between 12.50 ans £15.00 feel undervalued even though the market conditions meaning their wages can’t increase, it has also taken the s/m business control and in some case driving the black market

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.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570, which is the amount of income you do not have to pay tax on. If you would like changes to this, you could start a petition about that.

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Date submitted 4 January 2025
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