Petition · HM Treasury

Publish the economic impact of removing or raising the £100k tax cliff edge

Closed 2,922 signatures

What the petition asks

Model and publish the economic impact of removing or raising the £100k taxable income cliff edge. The loss of personal allowance and loss of entitlement to free childcare hours means those who earn over £100k face a disproportionately high marginal tax rate. Between £100-£125k this can exceed 100%.
There are tens of thousands of tax payers who have to artificially lower their income to avoid punitively high tax rates above £100k.

This results in people reducing their working hours, over contributing to pensions (resulting in economic inactivity), and sacrificing disposable income today which could benefit economic growth.

Treasury should model and publish the benefit of removing or raising these thresholds, inc. the impact on tax receipts for the higher taxable pay that would result.

Timeline

17 Apr 2025 Petition opened for signatures
17 Oct 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,922
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 17 Apr 2025
Closed 17 Oct 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 30 Jul 2026.