It had been expected that VAT would not begin being applied to private school fees until September 2025
Students walking to lessons inside the private and exclusive Winchester College one of the country’s top schools, Winchester city, UK
Ms Reeves defended the policy when speaking in London last month, insisting that “the children who are struggling most are in state schools – young people are not getting the chance to fulfill their potential.” The Chancellor added that “private schools will be able to make efficiencies” to accommodate the additional cost of paying VAT amid fears passing the cost onto parents couldEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson has also previously asserted that private schools could adjust their budgets to absorb the cost of Labour’s proposed tax increase.
However, pupils with education health care plans – a legally-binding document produced by local authorities setting out the care needs of a child – who are in fee-paying schools because of a shortage of provision in the state sector would be exempt from the VAT increase.
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