Petition · past parliament

Return Tax raising powers in Scotland to the UK Government

Closed 617 signatures

What the petition asks

The Scottish Government is planning a new rise in income tax. It already imposes a different threshold for taxation at the higher rate to the rest of the UK. Tax raising powers should be returned to the UK Government to make taxation in Scotland equal.

Timeline

19 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 617
Status Closed
Opened 19 Oct 2017
Closed 19 Apr 2018

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