# Institute launches online petition for higher rate taxpayer Gift Aid reform

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/21/institute-launches-online-petition-higher-rate-taxpayer-gift-aid-reform/
- Published: 2009-09-21T05:58:15+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The Institute of Fundraising is encouraging its members to sign an online petition
to the Prime Minister in support of its current lobbying work to change the system
for higher rate taxpayers and Gift Aid.

The petition is on the 10 Downing Street website until the end of November 2009.

The Institute is also encouraging its members to adapt and send a letter to their
MPs, asking them to support the campaign.

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The Institute is lobbying Government to introduce modifications to the existing 
system which would allow higher rate taxpayers to donate the full amount of tax 
relief which they are eligible to reclaim back to charities.

Under the current system, higher rate tax relief can only be reclaimed by the minority
of donors who complete a self-assessment form, which means in practice that very
few people claim back higher rate tax relief on anything but the largest donations.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/giftaidhrt/

 * **[UK Fundraising presents two Gift Aid courses](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/24/uk-fundraising-presents-two-gift-aid-courses/)**(
   24 September 2009)
 * **[Why April 1st 2010 is no joke](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/10/20/why-april-1st-2010-no-joke/)**(
   20 October 2009)
 * **[Know and publish your Gift Aid recovery rate, urges Gower](https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/10/29/know-and-publish-your-gift-aid-recovery-rate-urges-gower/)**(
   29 October 2009)

## Comments

### By: admin

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/21/institute-launches-online-petition-higher-rate-taxpayer-gift-aid-reform/#comment-3766
- Published: 2010-04-12T10:14:50+01:00

The petition was extended before its original November 2009 deadline to 8 April 
2010\. It has been extended again to 3 June 2010\. As of today it has attracted 
1,953 signatures.