Petition · past parliament
CV19. Billionaires must use their own money before receiving Govt bailouts.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Billionaire business owners seeking Govt business bailouts must use their own funds first before receiving any tax payer funds.
It is grossly obscene and morally repugnant that businesses owned by billionaires receive tax payer funded bailouts without sharing any of the burden first themselves.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you want the Government to restrict who receives support during the current outbreak, but it's not clear exactly what support you want to be restricted, and how you want eligibility for this support to change.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Stop Multi Million pound companies claiming government funded furlough payments: Stop Multi Million pound companies claiming government funded furlough payments
Ban or limit bailouts for big businesses: Ban or limit bailouts for big businesses
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Stop Multi Million pound companies claiming government funded furlough payments: Stop Multi Million pound companies claiming government funded furlough payments
Ban or limit bailouts for big businesses: Ban or limit bailouts for big businesses
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.