We received a petition asking:
“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to amend the rules governing Seafarer’s Earnings Deduction (SED).”
Details of Petition:
“The rules governing SED should be changed. Any day onboard ship should be classed as a Q day, Also the Half day rule should be scrapped. The Requirement to visit a foreign port should also be removed. Changing these rules would encourage more people to consider a career at sea, and would also help with personnel retention.”
· Read the petition
· Petitions homepage
Read the Government’s response
The Government continues to support the role played by Seafarer’s Earnings Deduction (SED) in enabling UK seafarers to continue working in the industry. This relief is aimed at supporting our merchant fleet and helps maintain UK seafaring expertise and capability. However, to ensure fairness between all UK taxpayers it would not be appropriate to extend the deduction to seafarers operating in UK waters. There is also no evidence to suggest the proposed changes would encourage more people to take up a seafaring career. Like all tax measures, SED is kept under review.
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