Petition · past parliament

M.P.s to disclose if they ever have benefited from tax avoidance

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The electorate have a right to know whether their elected representatives have failed to pay their taxes or have benefitted from someone else's tax avoidance. For example, did they get a bequest or gift from an overseas tax avoidance scheme?

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

7 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2016

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