Petition · past parliament
Do not use public money to subside power companies bringing energy bills down.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The taxpayers money should not be used to subsidise the power companies in the form of loans, that the UK taxpayer will have to repay plus interest, to bring down energy bills.
Instead a much fairer windfall tax should be imposed on energy companies excess profits.
Instead a much fairer windfall tax should be imposed on energy companies excess profits.
Impose a windfall tax on the power companies.
Do not use public money to subsidise them.
Do not use public money to subsidise them.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We currently have the following petitions open which you might like to sign:
Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
Timeline
| 25 Sep 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Sep 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Sep 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.