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Taxpayers Have Days Left to Back £18,000 HMRC Tax-Free Personal Allowance Call
Campaigners say the freeze is pulling more workers into tax as the government estimates the change would cost more than £40 billion a year.
- A petition calling for the Personal Allowance to rise to £18,000 has passed 75,000 signatures, with supporters having until September 30 to reach 100,000 signatures required for The Petitions Committee to consider scheduling a debate in Parliament.
- Mike Haynes launched the campaign because the Personal Allowance has remained frozen at £12,570 since 2021, creating fiscal drag that draws more workers into paying tax as wages increase without threshold adjustment.
- Treasury stated that increasing the Personal Allowance to £18,000 would incur a fiscal cost of over £40 billion annually, arguing this would reduce funds for essential public services including the NHS.
- Ecotricity owner Dale Vince suggested raising the Personal Allowance by £3,000 could deliver a 1.2% boost to GDP, though some Critics argued policymakers should instead fix complex marginal rates discouraging wage increases.
- Exchequer John Healey delivers his inaugural Budget on October 28, 2026, while the petition must reach 100,000 signatures by September 30 for The Petitions Committee to determine whether to schedule a parliamentary debate.
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