Introduce tax relief for the self employed to help through the pandemic. · petition

What the petition asks

We are calling on the government to offer assistance to the self employed by way of tax relief to help cover the costs and loss of income due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Much in the same way the government are offering support to businesses by way of government backed loans and grants. These do not cover the approximately five million self employed workers in the UK who are suffering as a result of the pandemic.

These people play a fundamental role in the UK economy and without support are at risk. A reduction in tax liabilities will ease the financial burden during this period.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

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

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

17 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
31 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee