Implement Anti tax avoidance package by 1/1/2020 regardless when Brexit occurs

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

If the UK doesn’t leave the EU by 1 January 2020, then the government has to transpose the EU Anti Tax Avoidance Directive into UK law, thus getting an extra £20b a year from tax-dodgers. Implementation would be a good thing regardless of Brexit, and prove this was not a motivator for Brexit.

There have been a number of articles suggesting that the urgency to leave the EU was motivated by this directive. This undermines public confidence in the government and this would be a win-win way to improve that and get extra revenue.

EU article on the tax-avoidance package: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/anti-tax-avoidance-package/

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

The Finance Act 2019 includes measures to ensure the UK is compliant with the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, so we're not sure exactly what you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You can find out more here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/785551/tackling_tax_avoidance_evasion_and_other_forms_of_non-compliance_web.pdf

Timeline

10 Sep 2019	Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Sep 2019

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