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 January under a 'red meat' policy that will land parents with an additional 20 per cent charge if schools choose to pass it on in full Ms Duchêne told The Financial Times that VAT on international school fees was 'not in line with the reset to our relationship which the British government has instigated' - a reference to Sir Keir's referring to Starmer's stated desire to improve post-Brexit ties with European countries. Miguel Berger also slammed Sir Keir's proposed tax raid and requested an exception for the UK's only German school, Deutsche Schule London in Richmond. The most prominent French school in the UK is the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, in west London, which charges yearly fees of up to £16,923 Miguel Berger also slammed Sir Keir's proposed tax raid and requested an exception for the UK's only German school, Deutsche Schule London in Richmond The designation, handed out by local authorities, covers fewer than 8,000 of the estimated 111,000 children with special needs taught in private schools, whose parents face a potential 20 per cent rise in fees from January.

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Labour's private school tax-raid 'forces fee-paying families who have children with special educational needs to move home'
1 day, 2 hours ago

Labour's private school tax-raid 'forces fee-paying families who have children with special educational needs to move home'

Daily Mail  

One in eight families with SEND children in private schools have been ‘forced to move home’ due to Labour’s tax raid, campaigners say. Of these respondents, 12 per cent said they had moved home or downsized to pay for Labour’s 20 per cent VAT on private school fees, which came into force in January. ‘Labour is more interested in pursuing …

Chancellor spending hundreds of thousands in legal fees defending her VAT raid on private school fees
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chancellor spending hundreds of thousands in legal fees defending her VAT raid on private school fees

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees defending her controversial VAT on school fees policy, as an 'unprecedented legal challenge' looms. 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 who have Special Educational Needs. …

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
2 weeks, 2 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

Daily Mail  

Swathes of private schools are being forced to cut staff, reduce bursaries and narrow the range of subjects they teach in a bid to keep the books balanced following Labour's VAT raid on fees, a new poll shows. Swathes of private schools are being forced to cut staff, reduce bursaries and narrow the range of subjects they teach in a …

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, 6 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
4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Our state primary is overrun by pupils from private schools – now playdates are hell
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Our state primary is overrun by pupils from private schools – now playdates are hell

The Independent  

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

Phillipson dodges question on impact of private school tax raid

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bridget Phillipson failed to spell out the full impact of the …

Fury as a fifth of private schools are set to pass on Labour's punishing VAT raid on fees to parents - despite fears it will 'damage' children
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Fury as a fifth of private schools are set to pass on Labour's punishing VAT raid on fees to parents - despite fears it will 'damage' children

Daily Mail  

Private schools are set to pass on most of Labour's punishing VAT raid to parents despite fears it will 'damage' children. Analysis shows that half of the country's 2,600 independent schools are planning to hike fees by around 15 per cent, despite Treasury predictions. Labour's controversial move to apply 20 per cent VAT to private school fees was designed to …

The VAT ‘raid’ on private schools has finally made me proud to have voted Labour
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2 months, 4 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
3 months 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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3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Starmer’s VAT hike will leave some GCSE students without a school by January, warns council
3 months ago

Starmer’s VAT hike will leave some GCSE students without a school by January, warns council

The Independent  

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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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VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP
4 months ago

VAT changes for private schools could impact children’s mental health – Tory MP

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Treasury minister James Murray said removing private schools’ exemption is “a tough but necessary …

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 …

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees
4 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 3,000 privately-educated pupils applied to join state schools between June and September as Labour's VAT tax raid forces parents to pay extra £2,000 on fees

Daily Mail  

More than 3,000 private school pupils have already applied to join the state sector amid Labour's tax raid, new figures revealed today. Carrdus School, in Oxfordshire, which is owned by leading girls' school Tudor Hall, recently announced it will be closing its doors in the spring if it cannot find a buyer Critics of the policy, including Tory leader Kemi …

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids

The Telegraph  

If it closes next year, Carrdus will be the tenth school to shut since The Telegraph revealed the closure of Alton School in Hampshire in May. Increased tax burden Last week’s Budget confirmed that private schools would lose their VAT exemption and business rate relief, pushing up costs that will need to be passed on to parents via higher fees. …

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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Meet the parents taking the government to court over VAT on private schools
5 months ago

Meet the parents taking the government to court over VAT on private schools

The Independent  

They don’t understand,” one parent, Kathryn, is telling me. Over the last year, Kathryn has been supporting campaign group Education not Taxation, a collective of parents with children in private schools who are challenging Labour’s policy to tax private school fees. I mean, what a ridiculous thing that is – we’re not all Etons and Harrows, that’s the minority.” Until …

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Private schools Budget VAT raid confirmed in new year as Rachel Reeves refuses to delay removing tax exemption despite fears for schools and students
5 months ago

Private schools Budget VAT raid confirmed in new year as Rachel Reeves refuses to delay removing tax exemption despite fears for schools and students

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves ploughed through loud criticism of her plan to make private schools pay VAT today as she confirmed it would come into force in January. Rachel Reeves confirmed she was forcing private schools to charge VAT on fees from the new year Starting in the new year fee-paying schools will no longer be exempt from the tax, and will …

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, 3 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, 4 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 …

Labour’s private school raid ‘risks forcing out ethnic minority families’
6 months ago

Labour’s private school raid ‘risks forcing out ethnic minority families’

The Telegraph  

Ethnic minority children risk being forced out of private schools under the Government’s VAT plans, a best-selling black author has claimed. The author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother, who sends her daughter to private school, said many ethnic minority parents have “three jobs apiece to make that education happen – just to make their generational landscape a bit …

British Army investigates impact of Labour’s private school VAT raid on military families
6 months, 2 weeks ago

British Army investigates impact of Labour’s private school VAT raid on military families

The Telegraph  

The Government has said it will only exempt children with the most complex special needs, those in receipt of Education and Health Care Plans. Almost 6 per cent of private school pupils in England had an EHCP last year, according to latest Department for Education data. A further 17 per cent – around 100,000 pupils in independent schools – received …

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 …

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
7 months 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’
7 months 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
7 months 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
7 months 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, 2 weeks 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
8 months 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 at Labour's 'politics of envy' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces she'll charge VAT on private school fees from January... with parents unable to 'pre-pay' to get around 20% hike
8 months ago

Fury at Labour's 'politics of envy' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces she'll charge VAT on private school fees from January... with parents unable to 'pre-pay' to get around 20% hike

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves today faced claims she is pursuing the 'politics of envy' as she announced VAT will be charged on private school fees from January. Rachel Reeves today faced claims she is pursuing the 'politics of envy' as she announced VAT will be charged on private school fees from January The Chancellor confirmed Labour will push ahead with their controversial …

Fury as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says parents were given 'ample warning' about Labour's VAT raid on private school fees
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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