Stop Govt. support for companies registered abroad to avoid UK tax.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like Parliament to withhold financial support to 'bail out' UK companies when those companies are registered offshore in order to lessen their tax liability to the UK Treasury.

It has become obvious during the current Covid-19 pandemic, that the NHS and registered companies are in need of financial support from the Governments of the UK, Scotland and the devolved Assemblies. However, it is also apparent that many companies are asking for help after they have spent years accruing wealth by avoiding UK tax. It is true that there should be no taxation without representation, but similarly, there should be no bailouts if there's been tax avoidance.

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: Ban all that engage in tax avoidance and evasion from receiving Corona relief

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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.

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Timeline

21 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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