Raise the personal tax allowance to the state pension rate
- 527 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 612 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Always raise the personal allowance to ensure state pension is free from tax.
Give families an additional tax-free allowance for each child
- 342 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 563 - 8 added in the past 24hrs)
Introduce a tax-free allowance for each dependent child under 18, in addition to the personal allowance, and ensure it is given to the parent with primary day-to-day care of the child.
Tax all welfare and benefits at identical rates as earned income
- 242 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 530 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Ensure all welfare and benefits payments, allowances and subsidies are subject to identical personal tax, national insurance rates and starting thresholds as earned and pension income
Increase Personal Income Tax allowance to £14,000 to cover the State Pension
- 163 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 495 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £14,000 to cover the State Pension. This will put all State pensioners, including older pensioners who have paid into SERPS or the State second pension, on an equal footing until the end of this Parliament.
Change IHT rules to be payable only after probate has been granted
- 450 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 450 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We petition the Government to make Inheritance Tax payable only after probate is granted and when sufficient accessible cash is available within a deceased person’s estate to pay the IHT liability.
Ban bank charges for charities
- 404 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 407 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Legislate to ban all bank charges on charity’s accounts to allow these funds to be used to support the purpose the charity gathers them for, rather than bolster bank profits.
Apply an income tax rate of 99% to MPs' additional incomes
- 356 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 368 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Tax any income MPs get other than their Parliamentary Salary at a rate of 99%
Reform Child Maintenance Service: Support Active Fathers & End Historic Arrears
- 264 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 357 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)
The CMS is meant to support children - we think that too often, it’s tearing families apart. We feel that many loving, active fathers are treated unfairly & that the CMS ignores shared parenting, fails to recognise time spent with children, & can create unaffordable debt that parents can’t dispute.
Abolish business rates for UK pubs and hospitality businesses
- 242 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 353 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Scrap business Rates for UK Hospitality sector full stop. This will encourage new and existing businesses to invest, whereas the current regime will see closures and job losses.
Commit to not increasing taxes or imposing additional taxes on landlords
- 318 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 323 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We urge the Government to formally commit to not imposing tax increases or additional taxes on landlords to help protect current rental markets and tenants.