A milestone has been passed in a campaign to get the tax personal allowance raised in the UK. A petition urging the Chancellor to increase the earnings threshold before HMRC begins deducting tax has reached a significant landmark following the Government's official response. The petition, entitled 'Raise the personal tax allowance to £18,000' and launched by Mike Haynes, is currently active on the Parliamentary petitions website and remains open until the end of September. Since its publication