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Petition · past parliament

Stop VAT on Face Coverings

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop the Chancellor from applying VAT to face coverings.
Applying VAT to face coverings will increase the cost for every citizen. It could also deter people from following the Government’s key message on wearing a face covering.

Why it was rejected

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

Permanently exempt the VAT on PPE

Timeline

27 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Nov 2020

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