In total 11 new petitions were opened for signature on the chamber of deputies website on Wednesday, and will run until the end of 14 July.
In the context of the covid-19 crisis
- Protection of bars and restaurants during covid-19 via temporary measures
- Ending the state of crisis, you have to get used to it
- No to the mandatory wearing of masks
- Request for the reopening of children's playgrounds in Luxembourg
- Return to 3% VAT for the Horesca sector
Non-covid-19 petitions
- Creation of the profession of security agent
- Doubling of the tax concession resulting from the reduced VAT rate of 3% for construction or renovation
- For a fair and sustainable pension reform
- Home office for cross-border workers: negotiations between the Luxembourg government and the governments of the border countries encouraging the tax services of the border countries to allow more than 50% of cross-border workers to work from home without any tax or social impact.
- Prohibition of the use of portable loudspeakers on the street
- Introduction of meeting areas in all streets with narrow pavements
It should be noted that signatures can only be collected on the internet due to the ban on street gatherings until the end of the crisis.
Anyone may sign a petition, provided they are aged 15 or over and have a social security card in Luxembourg.
If the petitions garner 4,500 signatures or more before they are closed for signing, Luxembourg MPs will debate the subject in parliament.