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Petition · past parliament

Tax excessive profits made from government Covid contracts.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

During a period of emergency contracts were given that enabled excessive profits to be made. This took advantage of the nation as a whole.
The UK government introduced excessive profits tax legislation in both the First and Second World Wars.
“The profiteering that cannot be got at by the restraints of conscience and love of country can be got at by taxation.” – US President Woodrow Wilson, 1918.

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 this petition which calls for the same action: Implement a Covid Windfall tax on companies which profited from the Covid Crisis

Timeline

6 Jan 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jan 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jan 2022

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