The UK’s Labour Party has proposed removing the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for private schools. This move has sparked significant debate and concern among educators and parents. Teaching unions warn that the VAT raid could exacerbate already crowded state classrooms. David Morton, headmaster at The Kings School, highlighted that 80% of parents would find it difficult to cope with the additional costs. Ex-Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson’s son and headteacher accused Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of political posturing and punishing parents. The policy has been described as a tax on parents, with calls for Starmer to reconsider the plan.
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The UK’s Labour Party has promised to remove private schools’ value-added tax-exempt status. Here’s what that means for the sector. https://t.co/NpCDJnrPOg
'It's a tax on parents': Headteacher urges Keir Starmer to rethink private school VAT plans https://t.co/DkzRvAugHa
🔴 Labour’s private school VAT plans ‘like putting levy on all football clubs to penalise Man City’ Ex-Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson’s son and headteacher accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘political posturing’ and punishing parents https://t.co/yKby3NP9Nm
'80% of our parents said they would find it difficult.' Headmaster at ‘The Kings School’, David Morton, explains the impact he expects to see on his school if Labour introduce VAT on private schools. https://t.co/xsxxSNp9qV
🔴 Labour’s VAT raid could exacerbate already crowded state classrooms, warns teaching union https://t.co/1mVhFh2NWd