Tax relief for front line staff facing Corona virus working additional hours

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Tax reductions/relief for health care workers and staff on the front line helping against corona virus.

Staff are undertaking extra work going above and beyond to help people in need only to be penalised by paying additional tax.

A reduction or no tax on additional work undertaken in supporting people in their time of need limiting the spread and fighting corona virus.

Including front line staff from community care and Including shop workers who keep shelves stocked.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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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

Timeline

21 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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