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Small Business Grant for All UK Runing Business Who do not pay Business Rates

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to COVID-19 Currently Government proposed Business Grant Support Only for those Business who pay Business Rates and own properties. Beside this there is Thousands of small limited companies who not paying business rates or do not own any property but have many fixt costs.
Like other Business , small limited companies also contributing to the countries economy. During this COVID-19 situation many small business are struggling to pay their fixt costs like insurance and others.

This Small Limited companies need immediate Government Help like others. Government needs to do more for small businesses, not just the current proposals.

We want to Request Government to Extend Small Business Grants £10000 cash to all Running small Businesses

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: Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR

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

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

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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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

12 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
20 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Apr 2020

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