Petition · past parliament
Give all keyworkers a 10% reduction in taxes during Covid 19 pandemic.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We want Government to give recognise the efforts of all keyworkers and give them a reduction in there taxes to show their appreciation for all there hard work during the pandemic.
To recognise the hard work of the keyworkers especially social care who have had little appreciation throughout the pandemic.
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 some of these petitions:
Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund: Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund.
Give all key workers a £10,000 tax break (in addition to the existing allowance): Give all key workers a £10,000 tax break (in addition to the existing allowance)
Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months: Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months
It's not clear from your petition whether you wanted income tax or all taxes to be reduced for key workers, but if you want the Government to change taxes in a way different to the above you could start a new petition requesting this.
Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund: Give essential and key workers a tax break/refund.
Give all key workers a £10,000 tax break (in addition to the existing allowance): Give all key workers a £10,000 tax break (in addition to the existing allowance)
Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months: Suspend PAYE Tax for all frontline Key workers for 6 months
It's not clear from your petition whether you wanted income tax or all taxes to be reduced for key workers, but if you want the Government to change taxes in a way different to the above you could start a new petition requesting this.
Timeline
| 6 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.