Petitions/Introduce a digital postage stamp to business emails
StatusClosed
Opened30 Jul 2025
Closes30 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Introduce a micro-tax on business emails. This would apply a small charge per email sent. We believe this could help return to more efficient communication, reduce digital waste, and generate revenue for essential public services like housing, healthcare, and education.

We think free, unlimited email causes inefficiency, digital overload, and environmental harm. We think a business email tax would reduce unnecessary messages, improve workplace wellbeing, and cut server energy use and the huge carbon footprint its responsible for. The revenue raised could support new schools, hospitals and homes—funded by waste, not wages, and business efficiency and UK growth will boom. We think our country must lead the way in digital reform to deliver a model for a truly sustainable global future.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mike Martin
1Mike Martin MP
Tunbridge Wells
3
Ms Nusrat Ghani
2Ms Nusrat Ghani MP
Sussex Weald
2
Dr Kieran Mullan
3Dr Kieran Mullan MP
Bexhill and Battle
1
Daniel Francis
4Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Sarah Jones
5Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Baggy Shanker
6Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Helen Whately
7Helen Whately MP
Faversham and Mid Kent
1
Mr Bayo Alaba
8Mr Bayo Alaba MP
Southend East and Rochford
1
Andrew Western
9Andrew Western MP
Stretford and Urmston
1
Tom Tugendhat
10Tom Tugendhat MP
Tonbridge
1