Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid

Daily Mail  

The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to offer discounted fees to diplomats’ children amid Labour’s tax raid. Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, Rachel Reeves has said The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office government building on Whitehall in the Westminster district of London in June 2022 In an email, the FCDO said: ‘I am enquiring whether you would consider providing a discount to include FCDO families. ‘Separately, we are hearing concern from our families about impact of the Government’s proposal to remove the exemption from VAT for private school fees,’ the email said. ‘The extra costs to the Government are because of the VAT policy it rushed through against the advice of tax and teaching experts.’ An FCDO spokesman said: ‘There will be no exemptions for diplomats on VAT for private school fees and the FCDO is not asking schools for special treatment in relation to this policy.

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Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Labour VAT raid on private school fees forces Scotland's largest private school which charges up to £20,000 a year to launch fundraising appeal

Daily Mail  

Scotland's largest private school is launching a fundraising appeal amid concern that Labour's VAT bill for fees will put pressure on parents to withdraw their children. A VAT rate of 20 per cent was added on January 1 to fees already increased last year for other reasons, fulfilling an election manifesto pledge by Labour. Lisa Kerr became the 300-year-old school's …

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist

The Independent  

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Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid

The Independent  

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The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour

The Independent  

Six months after the government’s historic landslide election victory, its controversial plan to put VAT on private school fees has come into effect. According to his chancellor, “ending the VAT break for private schools would mean an additional £1.7 billion a year that can go towards our state schools, where 94 per cent of this country’s children are educated”. A …

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as controversial VAT policy imposed

The Independent  

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Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private schools issue damning warning over Labour's school VAT raid as controversial policy comes in

Daily Mail  

State and private schools will face 'significant damage' from Labour's tax raid on fees, teachers warned last night. On the eve of the policy's introduction last night, Independent Schools Council CEO Julie Robinson told the Mail that it would 'undermine' private education. 'The Government's rushed tax policy targeting independent schools will do significant damage to the educational opportunities available to …

Starmer defends controversial private schools VAT policy by arguing it will benefit middles classes
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer defends controversial private schools VAT policy by arguing it will benefit middles classes

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Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Private school tax breaks ‘a luxury we cannot afford’, says education secretary

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School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'
3 months ago

School chiefs turn on Rachel Reeves after 'shameful' claim that VAT raid will give all children the 'best start'

Daily Mail  

The Chancellor’s claim that taxing private school fees will give all children the ‘best start’ has been branded ‘shameful’. Rachel Reeves has insisted that £1.7 billion would be raised by the 20 per cent VAT imposed on private schools from New Year’s Day, in a press release celebrating Labour’s ‘plan for change’. As the surge in fees has seen thousands …

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports
3 months ago

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, suggest reports

The Independent  

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Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid
3 months, 1 week ago

Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid

The Independent  

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Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat
4 months, 1 week ago

Head of £46,700-a-year Stowe school where Richard Branson, Henry Cavill and David Niven were educated says private school parents should be 'celebrated' rather than punished because they save the stat

Daily Mail  

The head teacher of a £46,700-a-year private school has said private school parents should be 'celebrated' for saving taxpayers money on their children's education. Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, Head Teacher of Stowe School has called for legal action against the Government Stowe School, in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, has had to raise its prices as a result of the policy ‘Does someone like …

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is left in CHAOS - as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on HMRC site

Daily Mail  

Labour's tax raid on private tuition fees is in disarray as school heads have been unable to register for VAT on the official UK tax website. It left schools spending hours trying to navigate the system via HMRC’s live webchat, with one adviser even admitting: ‘we don’t seem to have the systems in place’. Keir Starmer and the Labour party's …

Foreign Office pleads for discounts from private schools after VAT raid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign Office pleads for discounts from private schools after VAT raid

The Telegraph  

The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to roll out discounts for diplomats after the Government’s VAT raid on fees. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has now written to dozens of top boarding schools asking for them to offer diplomats a discount on their children’s fees. Private schools said the FCDO appeared to be asking boarding schools to …

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

The Independent  

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What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?

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Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Parents already turning down private school places as Labour’s VAT policy looms

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What is ‘toddler tax’ that could see some parents paying VAT on nursery fees?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What is ‘toddler tax’ that could see some parents paying VAT on nursery fees?

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France and Germany slam Labour's VAT plan for private schools - and warn it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools
5 months ago

France and Germany slam Labour's VAT plan for private schools - and warn it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools

Daily Mail  

France and Germany have attacked Labour's plan to levy VAT on private school fees, saying it could force hundreds of pupils out of international schools. French ambassador Hélène Duchêne warned the controversial tax raid threatened Sir Keir Starmer's attempt to 'reset' diplomatic relations between Britain and the EU Sir Keir plans to remove the VAT exemption on school fees from …

Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees
5 months ago

Military families set to be exempt from Labour’s controversial VAT on private school fees

The Independent  

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German embassy calls for exemption from Labour’s private school VAT raid
5 months ago

German embassy calls for exemption from Labour’s private school VAT raid

The Telegraph  

The German embassy has warned that Labour’s private school VAT raid could force hundreds of students to leave its only UK international school. Miguel Berger, the German ambassador to the UK, wants Deutsche Schule London, in Richmond-upon-Thames to be excluded from government plans to hit private schools with 20 per cent VAT. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies …

Special needs children not protected from private school VAT raid, says Bridget Phillipson
5 months ago

Special needs children not protected from private school VAT raid, says Bridget Phillipson

The Telegraph  

Parents who pay to send children with special needs to private schools will not be shielded from Labour’s tax raid, the Education Secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson said the Government would “draw the line” at exempting pupils with education, health and care plans who have their places funded by local councils. No extra protection Before the election, a Labour spokesman …

Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children

The Independent  

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Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Private school VAT raid may exempt military personnel’s children

The Telegraph  

The VAT raid on private schools could be changed amid a backlash from military families ahead of the Budget, The Telegraph understands. Ministers are understood to be considering various options for military families ahead of the Budget on Oct 30, when the legislation, to impose 20 per cent VAT on private school fees from Jan 1 2025, will be formally …

School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson
5 months, 3 weeks ago

School VAT tax raid to go ahead in win for Bridget Phillipson

The Independent  

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Private schools plan legal challenge against Starmer’s VAT raid
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Private schools plan legal challenge against Starmer’s VAT raid

The Telegraph  

Private schools are drawing up plans to launch a legal challenge against the Government’s VAT raid on school fees, The Telegraph can reveal. Private schools also want ministers to push back the implementation of the VAT policy from Jan 1 2025 to September next year. However, victory in the High Court would rubber-stamp private schools’ concerns that the policy is …

Parents appalled after council asks those trying to move their children to state education from private schools to prove how poor they are
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Parents appalled after council asks those trying to move their children to state education from private schools to prove how poor they are

Daily Mail  

A council was forced to apologise for asking parents moving their child to a state school to provide evidence that they longer afford private school fees. Buckinghamshire Council had reportedly asked parents to prove their financial situation in order for their children to be considered for a state school place because schools 'are full'. Buckinghamshire Council was forced to apologise …

Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents

The Telegraph  

Parents have been asked to provide evidence they can no longer afford private school fees to secure a place at a state school. However, if you can provide evidence that you can no longer finance the independent school fees, please advise and we can make a local authority non-preference allocation.” Councils must not ask for parents’ financial status All children …

Thousands of armed forces families depend on help into private schools. Labour's VAT raid plan threatens to hit their children hard, writes LORD KEMPSELL
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of armed forces families depend on help into private schools. Labour's VAT raid plan threatens to hit their children hard, writes LORD KEMPSELL

Daily Mail  

From Cyprus to Somalia, South Sudan to the Falklands, British military personnel are deployed 24/7 around the world to safeguard our national interests. They fight bloodthirsty terrorists and intercept international organised criminals Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson leaves 10 Downing Street More than 4,000 military children receive support for their private education …

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton 'to impose Labour's 20 per cent VAT rise in January's fees' with costs of attending 584-year-old school set to rise to £63,000 per year

Daily Mail  

Eton College will add the full 20 per cent VAT cost on to school fees when Labour’s policy is introduced, it has announced. We recognise the concern that will be felt by many parents following this announcement.’ Eton College will charge the full 20 per cent VAT on its school fees from January after Labour's policy is introduced Chancellor Rachel …

Government’s private schools VAT raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.8bn’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Government’s private schools VAT raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.8bn’

The Telegraph  

The free market think tank looked at what would happen if two-fifths of money these parents earn or the hours they work specifically to cover school fees was instead taken as leisure. The study has been published as Ipsos polling for The Telegraph shows that while the public broadly supports the Government’s plan to hit school fees with 20 per …

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton College tells parents fees likely to rise by 20% over Labour’s VAT plan

The Independent  

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Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Eton College to raise fees by 20% following Labour’s VAT on private schools

The Independent  

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Biggest private girls’ school chain raises fees by 12pc over VAT raid
7 months ago

Biggest private girls’ school chain raises fees by 12pc over VAT raid

The Telegraph  

The largest chain of private schools for girls in Britain has said it will hike fees 12 per cent from January when the Government will begin applying VAT to them. The Girls’ Day School Trust, a group of 23 top private schools in England and Wales, said it would not pass on the entire 20 per cent VAT charge to …

Military families fear being 'priced out' of boarding schools by Sir Keir Starmer's plans to place VAT on private schools
7 months ago

Military families fear being 'priced out' of boarding schools by Sir Keir Starmer's plans to place VAT on private schools

Daily Mail  

Military families who rely on boarding schools fear they will be priced out by Labour's VAT hike. Military families who rely on boarding schools fear they will be priced out by Labour's VAT hike King Charles III and Prince William stand in front of an Apache helicopter during the official handover in which King Charles III passes the role of …

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson
7 months, 1 week ago

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson

The Independent  

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Private school pupils could be forced to drop out part-way through the academic year due to Labour's plan to impose VAT on private school fees from January
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Private school pupils could be forced to drop out part-way through the academic year due to Labour's plan to impose VAT on private school fees from January

Daily Mail  

Private school pupils could be forced to drop out part-way through the academic year thanks to Labour slapping VAT on fees from January, experts warned. Private school pupils could be forced to drop out part-way through the academic year thanks to Labour slapping VAT on fees from January, experts warned Families have been told they face 'great disruption' following the …

Fury as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says parents were given 'ample warning' about Labour's VAT raid on private school fees
8 months ago

Fury as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says parents were given 'ample warning' about Labour's VAT raid on private school fees

Daily Mail  

Labour stepped up its class war on private schools yesterday after the Education Secretary suggested VAT could be applied to school fees as early as January. Independent school groups branded Bridget Phillipson's plans 'needlessly disruptive' and said they could lead to parents having to withdraw their pupils in the middle of the school year. Independent school groups branded Bridget Phillipson's …

Labour private school VAT tax plan could come soon – what parents need to know
8 months ago

Labour private school VAT tax plan could come soon – what parents need to know

The Independent  

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Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Phillipson blames private schools for ‘pricing out’ middle classes in row over VAT on fees

The Independent  

Labour has hit back at criticism of its plans to impose VAT on private schools, blaming inflation-busting hikes in school fees over the years for “pricing out the middle classes”. “I just believe that we need to make sure we’re prioritising public money, and we shouldn’t be giving unjustified tax breaks to private schools, who are their own businesses and …

The real losers from Labour’s VAT raid on private schools? The children
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The real losers from Labour’s VAT raid on private schools? The children

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Military families will be priced out of private schools under Labour
10 months ago

Military families will be priced out of private schools under Labour

The Telegraph  

The CEA allowance is also available to some diplomatic families, with more than 500 currently receiving support. Last week, Sir Keir Starmer, promised to roll out the VAT policy “straight away” if he wins the election, despite having published virtually no detail on how it would work. The Independent Schools Council on Wednesday called for Labour to allow children of …

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour’s private schools tax plans ‘blamed for fall in entries’

The Independent  

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VAT on private school fees would drive away quarter of pupils, survey suggests
11 months, 1 week ago

VAT on private school fees would drive away quarter of pupils, survey suggests

The Independent  

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Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns
1 year ago

Labour's planned tax raid on private schools would 'cost more than it saves' for the education system, report warns

Daily Mail  

Labour would 'damage' the education system with its proposed tax raid on private schools – which would cost the taxpayer £1.6billion a year, a think-tank has warned. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school fees, claiming it would generate £1.7billion to spend on state education. Sir Keir Starmer's party wants to introduce VAT on independent school …

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’
1 year ago

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘could cost taxpayer £1.6bn a year’

The Telegraph  

Labour’s private school tax raid could cost the taxpayer £1.6 billion a year if it forces a quarter of pupils into the state sector, a new report has found. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has made introducing VAT on independent school fees a flagship policy, claiming it would generate £1.7 billion to spend on state education. In its report, titled Short …

Labour VAT raid on private schools ‘will displace vulnerable pupils’
1 year, 1 month ago

Labour VAT raid on private schools ‘will displace vulnerable pupils’

The Telegraph  

An independent schools group has warned that the Labour Party has failed to engage with it over warnings that thousands of vulnerable children could have their education “thrown up in the air” by a planned VAT raid. Julie Robinson, the chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said more than 95,000 children with special educational needs were at risk if …

Private school VAT raid will hurt the less wealthy, parents tell Keir Starmer
1 year, 2 months ago

Private school VAT raid will hurt the less wealthy, parents tell Keir Starmer

The Telegraph  

Parents who send their children to private schools have told Sir Keir Starmer they are “not wealthy” as they launch a campaign against his VAT raid. We have seen him transform.” ‘Hear parent voices’ Mr Perry, who earns around £60,000 a year, said: “As a non-wealthy parent sending a child to private school, I am disappointed by Labour’s determination to …

Private schools offer 'pay now' option in attempt to dodge Labour VAT raid
1 year, 5 months ago

Private schools offer 'pay now' option in attempt to dodge Labour VAT raid

The Telegraph  

Leading private schools are offering parents a “pay now” option to save money on Labour’s planned VAT charge on fees. The Sunday Times reported that schools were telling parents that existing schemes which allow them to pay fees for several years in advance could avoid the tax rise. “We did not encourage parents to use the scheme and we did …

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