Petition · past parliament

Allow tax payers to opt out of funding war and fund conflict prevention instead

Closed 790 signatures

What the petition asks

All UK taxpayers, including corporation tax payers, should have the opportunity to express their conscientious objection to their taxes being used on military and weapons. Instead the amount of their tax which would have been spent on military and weapons should fund conflict prevention programmes.

Timeline

25 Sep 2018 Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 790
Status Closed
Opened 25 Sep 2018
Closed 25 Mar 2019

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