Stop price gouging during a national crisis by having a price cap

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Have a price limit on goods when there is a national crisis to stop opportunists buying and selling 1000s of items at massively inflated prices .By capping prices it will stop people making big money and also limit panic buying .

The vulnerable people in society are struggling to get essential items and are also forced to pay 10 , 20 , 100 times more for a product which could be their food money for that week . The price cap should apply to all market traders, retailers , ecommerce traders and social media

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament are not responsible for setting prices for consumer goods.

You could start a petition calling for the Government to introduce legislation requiring retailers not to sell certain types of products for more than their Recommended Retail Price.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

15 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2020

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