Windfall tax individuals and companies that profiteered from the Covid crisis.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

We the undersigned call on the UK government to use every means necessary to recover taxpayers money lost through fraud and excessive profiteering during the Covid pandemic through the courts, wherever possible, but also by the introduction of a windfall tax on individuals and companies responsible.

When people on very low incomes are persecuted and prosecuted for minor benefit infringements vast sums are deemed irrecoverable. This is unacceptable and government have a moral duty to recover our monies lost through individual or corporate greed and fraud at a time of national crisis. These spivs are no better than those that undermined our nation during WWII and must be held to account by being fined, taxed, named and shamed whoever they might be.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

You can find out what the Government is already doing to recover money lost through Covid fraud here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/covid-fraud-cost-uk-taxpayer-109-billion-reveals-independent-report

Timeline

9 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jan 2026

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