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Testing time for private schools as belts tighten, The Times, 12th May
Quarter of parents would quite private schools if VAT added to fees, The Times, 19th April
Private Schools could lose a third of pupils if Labour adds VAT to fees, Daily Telegraph, 19th April
VAT on private school fees would drive away quarter of pupils, survey suggests, The Independent, 20th April
Private schools face mass redundancies to cover Labour Tax Bill, Daily Telegraph, 16th April
Labour private school VAT plan won't stop state school crisis, The Independent, 4th April
Private school parents are used to yearly fee increases, says Labour MP, Daily Telegraph, 3rd April
'VAT, what VAT?' - Private school billboard pledges not to add tax to fees under Labour, Daily Telegraph, 1st April
Private Schools may hike fees by by 5% - then 15% more if Labour win, Sunday Times, 31st March
Some schools could "go to the wall" under Labour's planned tax on private sector, The Independent, 30th March
Independent school heads warn of North -South divide in education if Labour launches VAT levy on fees, Daily Telegraph, 30th March
Bursaries will be hit by Labour's VAT raid on private schools, Daily Telegraph, 27 March
Welcome to Starmer's Britain where class hatred will ruin our private schools. Daily Telegraph, 26th March.
Poll: Almost all private schools plan fees rise under VAT plan, Independent Schools Management, 25th March
Nearly all private schools plan to increase fees, Telegraph poll reveals, Daily Telegraph, 24th March
Labour's private school tax raid could cost tax payer 1.6 billion year, Daily Telegraph, 17th March
Private schools draw up cost cutting plans ahead of labour fees tax, Inews, 7th March
Labour's school fees VAT threat sends a chill through parents. Financial Times, 23rd Feb
LinkedIn posts
and other sources such as sector press
School Management Plus has several articles on this including the response and views from schools that are not passing this on to parents. You can see more here.
Independent Schools Council. Preserving faith based education: the threat of VAT on fees
Sarah Norville, Rydes Hill Prep School Navigating educational economics: why VAT on school fees misses the mark
Rob Grant, Headmaster, Clifton Hall School, Managing Director, Anthony Millard Consulting VAT on School Fees
Paul Norton, Principal, Kings Monkton School, VAT on School Fees
Adam Smith Institute, Short- Term Thinking: Analysing the Effect of Applying VAT to School Fees
Adam Smith Institute, Applying VAT to Independent School Fees could cost as much as £1.6 billion (17th March 2024)
Podcast
EDSK Think Tank: Why adding VAT to school fees is more complicated than it sounds
Westminster Hall Debate in parliament on VAT on school fees
Youtube video of debate
Script of the debate
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