Petition · past parliament
Tax free pay for UK military personnel on an operational overseas deployment.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently UK military personnel, who are deployed operationally overseas in service of their country, still pay income tax throughout their deployment, despite not receiving the benefits of being back at home.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Aug 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.