Submitted on Monday 25th November 2024
Rejected on Wednesday 29th January 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
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.
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.
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Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701268
18.223.100.219 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:31:41 +0000
