Private school parents must pay fair share, court hearing VAT challenge is told
The government has defended its policy of adding VAT to private school fees in the High Court.
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34 days ago
Labour's VAT raid on private schools condemned by families as 'ill-thought-out' as lawyers tell High Court it puts 'parents in difficult or impossible positions'
The Government has 'misunderstood' how badly the new 20 per cent tax on fees will affect children with special needs, lawyers said.
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears
Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".
37 days ago
Record numbers of pupils apply to top state sixth forms for A-levels after VAT was introduced on private school fees, heads say
A record number of children are applying to join top state sixth forms after Labour introduced VAT on private schools, headteachers say.
Team of barristers lined up by Rachel Reeves to fight High Court case against her school fees tax... are all privately educated themselves
The Chancellor who has previously called private school parents 'snobs' is spending taxpayers' money fighting the legal challenge to her 20% VAT on school fees tax.
39 days ago
Only 1.5 per cent of state school places may be unfilled in some areas: Parents priced out of private school left with few options after Labour's VAT raid
New statistics for 2023-24, the latest available, show many local authorities had less than 5 per cent of spare places across their schools.
40 days ago
Italy hands VAT bill to Meta, X and LinkedIn in landmark tax case
Italy handed tax demands to Meta, X and LinkedIn, in an unprecedented VAT claim against the three U.S. web giants.
Since Bridget Phillipson slapped private schools with VAT eight have closed and as many as 200 more are at risk BUT the minister for class war hasn't visited a single one
If private education is singled out for any further punishment then what is already a crisis will become a disaster. So why has Bridget Phillipson yet to visit a single school in the sector?
50 days ago
Chancellor spending hundreds of thousands in legal fees defending her VAT raid on private school fees
Parents opposed to the 20 per cent education tax are crowdfunding to enable them to launch next month's landmark case at the High Court, on behalf of their children with SEN.
51 days ago
Labour's VAT tax raid on private schools is forcing most to cut staff, bursaries and subjects on offer while pupil numbers are already plunging, new figures show
Many of the country's most prestigious private schools are being hit hard with cost cutting measures seeing pay, pensions and jobs being axed, a new poll has revealed.
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