Cancel VAT on private school fees.
Charging VAT for private school fees is a literal punishment for parents working hard to put their children in private school. Many parents can only just afford the fees and based their decisions for placing their children on their financial ability before the threat of VAT was thrown at them.
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- 29 JAN 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign: Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701268
- 25 NOV 2024Petition created
Background
It isn't appropriate to charge VAT on fees, at least for children already in private school. If necessary, place it on new starters so they have the opportunity to plan their finances based on the full knowledge of what the fees will be.
Many parents have tried to move their children to state school & have been unable to because of lack of spaces, so they are stuck (and punished) with this poor decision.
A £100 annual charge for all children (state & private) will raise more funds & be fairer.