Why is VAT being added to private school fees?
VAT is now being added to private school fees after new rules came into force on 1 January. The government plans to spend the money raised on more teachers for state schools in England. Private schools say they have already seen a drop in secondary school pupil numbers because of higher fees.
'Stop listening to private school whines from rich parents – VAT on fees is long overdue'
More than 1.5 million students in England are taught in dilapidated classrooms, and Mirror columnist Brian Reade says the imposition of 20% VAT on private school fees is needed now more than ever if a
'We are not Eton': The private faith schools facing closure over VAT changes
The government's move to scrap the existing VAT break on private school fees is expected to raise £1.5 billion, but faith schools warn is could devastate them. | ITV National News
Treasury under fire over private school VAT ads
New year, same problems. Already Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government is in the firing line again – this time facing criticism for private school VAT adverts. Now the Treasury has been accused
Labour’s VAT on private school fees set to cool house prices in London’s affluent enclaves
Affluent London postcodes could see cooling house prices as Labour’s VAT on private school fees prompts families to relocate. Experts predict a 4% drop in prime central London amid rising education and mortgage costs.
VAT on private school fees: Report finds many Britons agree with change - and feel private schools 'unfair'
From this month, January 2025, private schools are no-longer exempt from paying the standard 20% VAT (value added tax) on fees they charge, under a recent government policy. The money will be put towards improving state schools, which currently educate about 94% of the UK’s children.
Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid
Private schools have damningly hit back over the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson's claims that middle-class parents support Labour's tax raid on school fees.
Private school parents facing higher fees from today as VAT policy kicks in
Parents who send their children to private schools could face higher fees from today as the government's flagship VAT policy comes into force.
The affluent areas about to take a house price hit from Labour’s schools VAT raid
Labour’s private school tax raid will push down house prices in affluent areas of London, experts have warned.
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