Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Remove 5% VAT rate on gas and electric bills
Closed
404 signatures
What the petition asks
Surely the general population would agree that one of the answers to the energy/living costs rising should be to stop charging a 5% VAT rate on our energy bills. Gas and Electricity are a necessity in the modern world. We would struggle to live without them especially the vulnerable.
Everything goes up in price every year to meet inflation and it doesn’t make any difference when we earn more money in our wages it never will until we see taxes being reduced not increases of an hourly rate (£ph) we know of other taxes they include
Council tax, income tax, national insurance, inheritance tax, stamp duty, vehicle excise duty (road tax), capital gains tax, corporate tax, consumption tax, fuel tax, etc. It’s clear to see that there are other ways of getting money from the public.
Council tax, income tax, national insurance, inheritance tax, stamp duty, vehicle excise duty (road tax), capital gains tax, corporate tax, consumption tax, fuel tax, etc. It’s clear to see that there are other ways of getting money from the public.
Timeline
| 3 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Nov 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
404
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
3 May 2022
Closed
17 Nov 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.