Petition · past parliament
Raise the personal income tax allowance instead of cutting taxes
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Help the people on the lower incomes take home more if their hard earned money
The tax cuts only help the people higher up the scale, the government should be starting from the lower paid it's them who are struggling with the cost of living not the people on salaries above £50,000 per year.
By increasing the personal allowance this will start helping people on the lower incomes by freeing up more money to help with the cost of living.
This would also boost the economy as more people will want to work to earn more and will spend more.
By increasing the personal allowance this will start helping people on the lower incomes by freeing up more money to help with the cost of living.
This would also boost the economy as more people will want to work to earn more and will spend more.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
There are several petitions already open which are calling for different changes to income tax. You might like to sign one or more of them:
Raise the standard Personal TAX Allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
Raise the standard Personal TAX Allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
Raise the income tax personal allowance to £15000 immediately
Raise the income tax personal allowance to £15000 immediately
Lower the standard rate of income tax due to cost of living increases
Lower the standard rate of income tax due to cost of living increases
Lower the basic rate income tax from 20% to 7.5%
Lower the basic rate income tax from 20% to 7.5%
Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone
Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone
Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
Reduce income tax from 20% to 10%
Reduce income tax from 20% to 10%
50% reduction in all taxes
50% reduction in all taxes
Raise the standard Personal TAX Allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
Raise the standard Personal TAX Allowance from £12,570 to £20,000
Raise the income tax personal allowance to £15000 immediately
Raise the income tax personal allowance to £15000 immediately
Lower the standard rate of income tax due to cost of living increases
Lower the standard rate of income tax due to cost of living increases
Lower the basic rate income tax from 20% to 7.5%
Lower the basic rate income tax from 20% to 7.5%
Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone
Change income tax thresholds to help for cost of living for everyone
Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
Remove income tax and National Insurance for those earning under £24k a year
Reduce income tax from 20% to 10%
Reduce income tax from 20% to 10%
50% reduction in all taxes
50% reduction in all taxes
Timeline
| 27 Sep 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.