Labour's plan to tax private schools by imposing VAT on fees has sparked controversy, with critics arguing it will harm smaller independent schools and burden parents. The policy aims to raise £1.5 billion, potentially impacting over 25,000 state schools in Britain. The VAT hike could cost the average family nearly £62,000 over a child's education, leading to concerns about affordability and access to quality education.
Coming up on Nana Akua, live from 3-6pm, @NanaAkua1 is asking... Is Labour's private school VAT plan starting to unravel? What do you think? 🤔
'Why can't you answer a simple question?' Labour can't explain where influx of private pupils into state education will be taught as result of their private school VAT hike. 📺 Watch now: https://t.co/X4je0mfZSM Heads up, it made @CamillaTominey feel like this... https://t.co/vxWaiLPhoV
'We're getting nowhere.' Labour fail FOUR times to answer how they'll educate influx of private students into state system as result of their VAT hike. Labour blame lobbyists and say it's for private schools decide fee rises. @CamillaTominey https://t.co/UiOMFZc9Q3
'We're getting nowhere.' Labour fail FOUR times to answer how they'll educate influx of private students into state system as result of their VAT hike. Instead, they blame lobbyists and say it's for private schools decide what to do about raising their fees. @CamillaTominey…
‘I don’t understand why none of you can answer a very simple question? WHERE are you going to educate them?’ @CamillaTominey frustrated as shadow Home Secretary FAILS to explain what Labour’s plan is to teach the private students flooding into state system. https://t.co/OXNcXzl5Ny
How does charging private schools VAT improve the quality of state schools? Labour estimates this scheme will raise £1.5 billion, to be split between the over 25,000 state schools in Britain. This equates to under £60,000 for each school. Labour have said the £1.5 billion will…
It's Q&A T̶h̶u̶r̶s̶ Friday! Is Labour’s plan to tax private schools misguided? “People saying ‘if I have to pay VAT on fees, I won’t be able to afford it’ is like me saying ‘I’d love a Bentley - not if I have to pay VAT!’ “Where’s my tiny violin?” @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall https://t.co/gRKfP0OJ4e
Private school parents who can’t afford VAT rise ditch Labour ⬇️ @zeshasaleem reports https://t.co/JTPXedEd5h
Spot on @piersmorgan My mum, a nurse, did extra shifts & dad was unemployed for several years of my schooling. They sacrificed to pay fees at an independent school. That was their choice. Labour’s plan is a tax on choice, aspiration & social justice. https://t.co/ZJOOQoYG23
Their plan means tax breaks for private schools. Our plan means a better start for all our children. It’s time for change. It’s time for Labour. Sign up here to back Labour’s plan for schools: https://t.co/Md28xNkxRL
💰 How much will Labour’s private school VAT hike cost you? Labour’s tax raid on private school fees would cost the average family just under £62,000 over the course of a child’s education, Telegraph analysis has found. Use our tool to find out exactly how much it will cost you… https://t.co/3AqzWKxyyV
Completely agree with both @piersmorgan and @Nigel_Farage. The private schools policy, which will shutter small independent schools, is Labour at its worst. Sir Keir Starmer went to a fee-paying school on a bursary! It’s so typical of Leftists to pull up the ladder behind them. https://t.co/eWTlPFwcE3
.@piersmorgan is right. Labour’s schools tax will hurt many smaller independent schools, put pressure on the state sector and hit hardworking parents the hardest. As he says, “it’s the worst kind of politics of envy” - simple as that. https://t.co/eO91i8wJ7Y
🔴 Wes Streeting says private school headteachers must make cuts like state schools have done “I know there’s lots of opposition from independent schools, who have pleaded poverty and say people will be priced out” Follow the latest from #bbcqt 👇 https://t.co/vFvCfhMAr7 https://t.co/7ZOHAl1WB8
🔴 Private school fees rise 6.2pc to brace for Starmer’s VAT raid https://t.co/U5CZA0cjZg