{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731917.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":731917,"attributes":{"action":"Support the traditional Fish & Chip industry! \r\nReduce the VAT on Fish & Chips!","background":"I would like parliament to understand the detrimental hit the industry is having, due to the extreme vat, electric, gas, fish industry, potatoes/farming, rising wages. \r\n\r\nYet we are expected to somehow create more money to pay the VAT BILL!","additional_details":"Because if you don’t, you won’t have any fish and chip shops left.\r\nAt-risk within 12 months\r\n~33% (~3,500 shops)\r\n\r\nIndustry Pressure\r\nIngredient cost hikes\r\nSunflower oil: +60%–77%)  \r\nCod & haddock: +75% increase  \r\nPotatoes: +30%–300% ( \r\nPackaging: +38%–45%  \r\nEnergy costs\r\nGas & electricity doubled or worse, operational margins squeezed  \r\nFishing fleets also hit by fuel – fish supply viability threatened ()\r\nTax & wage inflation\r\nMinimum wage hikes & potential return to 20% VAT  \r\n\r\nTHATS  WHY!","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2025-06-29T20:21:00.553Z","updated_at":"2025-07-23T16:51:11.117Z","rejected_at":"2025-07-23T16:51:05.290Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-06-29T22:10:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action: \r\n\r\nEliminate VAT on hot takeaway food\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725467"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}