Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Abolish the income tax personal allowance taper for people earning over £100k
Closed
487 signatures
What the petition asks
Due to personal allowance tapering, those earning between £100,000 and £125,140 end up effectively paying a marginal income tax rate of 60%. We believe paying more tax on earnings than what one takes home is unfair and this taper should be eliminated
Tapering personal allowance means that for every £100 of income between £100,000 and £125,140, you only get to take £40 home – £40 is deducted on earnings over £100,000, while another £20 is lost by the tapering of the personal allowance. This amounts to a 60% tax rate on earnings within this range.
As a result, the Government receives more in tax revenue than the worker who does the actual work to earn a living, which we believe is unfair and should be stopped.
As a result, the Government receives more in tax revenue than the worker who does the actual work to earn a living, which we believe is unfair and should be stopped.
Timeline
| 21 Nov 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 May 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
487
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
21 Nov 2022
Closed
21 May 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.