Petition · past parliament

No government bailouts or relief for companies who operate in tax havens.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Companies that do not pay taxes whilst operating in the UK should not be eligible for bailouts and hell under the current government schemes. If these companies cannot help the country by paying into it in the first place then why should the recieve help at cost to the taxpayer.
Companies that operate and trade in the UK should pay tax into the system, any money (if) given to these companies during this pandemic I believe would basically be theft out of the the pocket of every man, woman and business that has paid their way. Small businesses are going to be struggling throughout this and we need to ensure that money goes to businesses that don't have money stashed offshore.

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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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 May 2020

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