Petition · past parliament

Pass into law that Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion have the same meaning

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

To enable the Government to collect the rightful Tax Due and cut the cost of collecting it down

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We are not sure what change you want Parliament to make to tax law.

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Timeline

4 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Feb 2016

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