Petition · past parliament

Reduce VAT/Tax on Gas; Oil; Petrol; Diesel to counteract sanctions affecting UK.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Review and reduce VAT or tax on fuel.
The cost of living and effects of uk sanctions that affect the cost of living, which isn’t the intended target of such sanctions.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Reduce fuel duty and VAT by 40% for a period of 2 years: Reduce fuel duty and VAT by 40% for a period of 2 years

Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills: Temporarily suspend all taxes on all fuels and energy bills

Timeline

8 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2022

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