Fears universities could be dragged into private schools VAT raid
The Treasury has insisted VAT on private school fees will be applied from January 1 2025 despite a wave of calls for a delay ...
Teaching unions urge government to delay private school VAT roll out
Teaching unions have urged the government to delay the roll out of private schools having to pay 20 per cent VAT on fees, amid fears of job losses and a “significant burden” on HMRC. Reports emerged ...
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Government must put right injustice of colleges having no VAT relief – leaders
The Government should put right the “injustices” of colleges having to pay VAT to ensure further education students no longer have fewer resources, sector leaders have urged. Plans to remove ...
Experts call for end to major car tax policy as one group of drivers forced to pay extra VAT
Electric car owners are being forced to pay extra VAT when charging their vehicle in public in a major blow to road users ...
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European diplomats lobby UK over plans to charge VAT on private education
who argue there is no such tax imposed on British independent schools abroad. Embassies fear the new VAT policy will make pupil fees unaffordable for many of their UK-based employees and put a ...
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‘I can’t afford the rise in private school fees – I have no choice but to homeschool my son’
We'll be charged an extra £1,000 a term from January, but our son has educational needs, and would be completely lost at ...
Government must put right injustice of colleges having no VAT relief – leaders
A letter to the Chancellor has called for more investment in the FE sector to ensure colleges can deliver the extra space needed for a ...