Reinstate the 45% tax rate

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring back the 45% tax rate, paid by 629,000 people and rising. While it might not be a substantial sum of money in total terms, it’s the right decision and the right message.

The mini-budget benefits the higher earners in the population and not the lower-income people who need support and help most, especially those faced with the terrifying cost of living crisis and, in particular, those trying to keep a roof over their family’s heads. This is morally and financially wrong.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Do not scrap the additional rate of income tax (45% for income above £150,000)

The 45% rate has not yet been abolished, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer has now announced that this tax will not be removed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63114279

Timeline

29 Sep 2022	Petition opened for signatures
4 Oct 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Oct 2022

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