Written Question·Treasury·UIN 6308

Private Education: VAT

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

ConservativeHertsmere

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential merits of introducing VAT on private schools (a) during the academic year and (b) at the start of the new academic year.

Answer

James Murray
On 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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