Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills
Closed
1,481 signatures
What the petition asks
Enact a temporary suspension of all taxes on all domestic fuels and energy (petrol, diesel, gas, electricity, etc) to protect UK citizens from the effects of global price rises in the wholesale gas and oil markets. This would reduce the impact of increased prices on UK citizens.
The UK Government has a duty to protect UK citizens from the effects of global markets making or allowing those citizens to be drawn into a fuel poverty situation. By enacting a temporary suspension to all taxes on fuels and energy. It would better allow UK households and employers to operate as normal without being financially crippled due to rapidly increasing fuel prices. It would also reduce the impact to consumers of withdrawing from the the Russian fuel market without.
Timeline
| 9 Mar 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Sep 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,481
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
9 Mar 2022
Closed
23 Sep 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.