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Fully address tax loopholes. Tackle corporate tax avoidance and tax evasion.

Closed 207 signatures

What the petition asks

The 2015 budget sets out that a feeble £5bn will be saved by tackling tax avoidance when it's estimated that failure to close tax gaps costs the UK economy £120bn per year. It's inexcusable that the deficit is being managed by reducing welfare spending and cutting public services. Stop the cuts.
Cuts to welfare spending are short-sighted and irresponsible. Britain has more billionaires per head than any other country in the world. Immigration contributes positively to our economy but is frequently blamed for pressures on services which is wrong. We're a wealthy, badly managed country.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/11/britain-worlds-most-billionaires-per-capita
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/national-campaigns/tax-justice/tax-justice.cfm

Responsibility not austerity!

Timeline

10 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 207
Status Closed
Opened 10 Nov 2015
Closed 10 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.