PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
End Stealth Tax raise the Personal Allowance & threshold in line with inflation.
The government needs raise the Personal Allowance (currently £12,570) and the Higher Rate threshold (£50,270) in line with inflation (CPI)
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
21
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
Background
It prevents "fiscal drag" from eating into your take-home pay every time you get a cost-of-living raise. A petition for this targets the "hidden" tax rises that hit workers harder than those on fixed benefits.