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Petition · past parliament

Petition the UK government to reduce the VAT on petrol/ diesel

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the increase in fuel costs and the extra revenue the government will get in taxes they should reduce VAT on petrol/ diesel
The burden on the public with current fuel prices are unsustainable

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Mar 2022

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