Written Question·Treasury·UIN 5989
Private Education: VAT
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received legal advice on the compatibility of plans to charge VAT on independent school fees with Articles (a) 2 and (b) 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer
James MurrayOn 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...
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