Urgent Aid For Businesses & Freelancers Who Service The Live Events Sector

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

1 Grants for businesses in the events supply chain
2 Furlough extended until the industry can get back to work
3 Self employment grants tailored towards the industry
4 Business rates for our sector to be frozen
5 Reduce Corporation Tax and Income Tax

This sector at large has been discarded by government with no industry specific measures to help.
Without major immediate support from government, the entire supply chain is at risk of collapse.

The value of the UK Events Industry totals £84 Billion

Conferences & Meetings £18.3 bn
Exhibitions & Trade Fairs £11 bn
Incentive Travel £1.2 bn
Arts & Culture Events £5.6 bn
Corporate Outdoor £0.7 bn
Weddings £14 bn
Music events £17.6 bn
Festivals, Fairs & Shows £6 bn
Sporting Events £6.9 bn

Why it was rejected

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

Give further financial support to the Events and Hospitality industry

Timeline

29 Sep 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Oct 2020

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