Petition · past parliament

Staff of the NHS, Health Workers & Military exempt all Tax payments for 1 year

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Reward the outstanding personal efforts being made by all of the Staff of the NHS, Care Workers, Mental Health Workers and Military Personnel whose role necessitates a high risk of exposure to the COVID 19 virus.
The selfless attitude of these people should be recognised, and then highlighted to the Nation.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis

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

24 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.