Individuals working during the lockdown should not pay increased taxes.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

If the government aims to recoup the monies paid to furloughed employees by increasing taxes, it would perhaps be appropriate to look at tax codes for those who have been furloughed and amend those accordingly.

Whilst I appreciate that people have not asked for the Covid 19, people who have been furloughed have effectively had leave and been paid for it. It does not seem fair for people who have been working during the lockdown to be penalised for this and for these individuals to have to pay this money back. They would also have already paid their tax and national insurance for this period.

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: Those having to work during covid-19 should not be subject to tax increases

Timeline

9 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Aug 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Aug 2020

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