{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/3688.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":3688,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Reduce VAT","background":null,"additional_details":"I call for the Chancellor to reduce VAT to its previous rate of 17.5%, to provide some much needed stimulation to the UK economy.\r\nThe VAT rise to 20% has eaten into families budgets and hit the poorest hardest.\r\nWhilst the deficit cannot be ignored, the state of the economy needs to be improved after a period of little growth.\r\nGrowth should be the number one priority of the Goverment, to provide a positive and stable future for the economy, and also for job creation.  ","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-08-04T22:39:11.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:26:31.939Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:32:57.031Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-04T22:39:11.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}