NHS workers should not have to pay income tax during the Coronavirus crisis

During this crisis NHS workers are having to put themselves at risk to keep others safe and healthy. They should not have to pay income tax on their wages during this period.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable

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 coranavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday 25 March the Committee questioned Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. You can find out more about this session here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

On Monday 30 March the Chair of the Committee wrote to Government ministers of several departments asking for responses to a number of questions raised by petitions, and suggested by the public in response to a survey distributed to signatories of petitions on coronavirus. You can read these here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/