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Petition · past parliament

Change the way wages are pegged against CPI ,or rpi .

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

People do not have enough money to live on in the private sector and public sector and so wages need to be pegged against prices so wages are more than what stuff costs to create more GDP growth,in public sector and private sector /economy .
Debate the issue instead of relying on quantity easying ,and in prove peoples lives around the UK and make it so by pushing wages up people have more money in the pockets to spend in the economy.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The UK Government and Parliametn aren't responsible for setting wages in the private sector.

Timeline

25 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
1 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Feb 2021

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