The e-petition against the government's decision to freeze the personal tax allowance for people aged 65 and over has attracted more than 100,000 signatures.
When an e-petition receives 100,000 signatures or more, the issue it describes is considered by a backbench committee for Parliamentary debate. In his 2012 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne anno...
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