Rejected petition scrap the tax free allowance cap

the Conservative government promised that within 5yrs of power people would be on £15000 minimum before tax, instead they froze it,labour had the chance to scrap this unfair cap yet decided to keep it, I call on the labour government to scrap this cap from 2026 tax year

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this is an unfair cap on the poorest of society, with pensions nearing the cap pensioners will be worse off, and younger people struggle to buy a house,

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.

The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570, which is the amount of income you do not have to pay tax on. We are not sure what you want this figure to be changed to.

You may wish to sign the following petitions:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702844

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700391

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Date submitted 18 April 2025
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