Petition · past parliament

Make it a law that Ministers must publish their tax returns for public scrutiny.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent revelations about the Prime Minister's tax returns indicate that the public needs to be reassured that Ministers and the Prime Minister are being honest about their tax affairs. This petition calls for a new law requiring Ministers and the Prime Minister to publish their returns online.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

10 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Apr 2016

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