I'm not playing. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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You cannot tell me that Labour applying VAT to private school fees has not been a factor. The government's own policy paper in 2024 predicted "disruptive impacts" involving EHCP applications to local authorities. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Taxing education is never progressive and there's a reason why the EU specifically forbade VAT on schools. "Sir Keir Starmer took advantage of newfound Brexit freedoms to introduce the raid" uk.news.yahoo.com/rejoining-eu...

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He also mentioned an analysis by BiGGAR Economics that was commissioned by SCIS, the Scottish Council of Independent Schools. Not only did it suggest a net loss of £16m to the public finances this year, it estimates that figure could grow to £181m over time.

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Lord Lexden led a debate in the House of Lords last week on the impact of VAT on independent schools. He argued that the policy was an "imposition" and that "a review is essential", before ending by saying "surely every child and every school matters".

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