Reimburse Black British citizens for taxes used to compensate slave owners

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to reimburse Black British tax payers for their portion of taxes used to pay off the debt which the UK incurred to compensate slave owners by granting free education up to an undergraduate degree for past, current and future students.

For years, the education system has never accurately articulated the UK’s involvement in the slave trade. Africans were used as a commodity for colonialism while being treated inhumanly. Today we learn that Black British tax payers contributed to clearing the debt used to free their ancestors from slavery almost 200 years later. Now is the time for Britain to think seriously about reparations for slavery and this is a start.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants: Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants

Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery: Legislate for the provision of reparations to communities affected by slavery

Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves: Refund taxes used to pay slavery abolition debt to British descendants of slaves

Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners: Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners

We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

Timeline

13 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jun 2020

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