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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,000
Posted by: Steven Rose
Date/Time: 07/06/25 18:39:00

Given that the manifesto is not a reliable guide to Labour Party policy, perhaps it would be better to judge the policy of imposing VAT on private schools on its merits without reference to the manifesto.

1. It is in the public interest that children, whether from rich or poor families, should be educated. So it makes no sense to tax education. In the same way it is in the public interest that everyone, rich or poor, should stay healthy, which is why private health care is not taxed.

2.  Parents who educate their children privately pay income tax to support state education and now have to pay VAT in addition to school fees even though they have saved the state money by freeing up a place in the state sector. How can it be fair to tax them twice?

3. Thousands of children with special needs are educated in independent schools be cause of the lack of provision in the state sector. If their parents cannot afford an increase of 20% in fees, what is going to happen to them?

4. The assumption behind the tax is that the independent schools and the parents will simply absorb the extra cost. But inevitably some parents will be unable to afford the increase in fees and will be forced to withdraw their children and send them into the state sector. This in turn will impose an additional burden on local authorities, reducing the amount of money raised.

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Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 19:07:00 Ivonne Holliday
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 19:12:00 Ivonne Holliday
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00005/06/25 21:29:00 Ed Robinson
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 13:36:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:14:00 Jane Carter
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 08:02:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 12:05:00 Gabrielle OMahony
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:28:00 Michael Brigo
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:19:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 14:33:00 Jane Carter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 16:47:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:48:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:58:00 Michael Brigo
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:07:00 Ed Robinson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:32:00 Michael Brigo
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 20:16:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 18:21:00 Jane Carter
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 20:25:00 Ed Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:19:00 John Hawkes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:56:00 Jane Carter
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 17:27:00 Michael Brigo
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 21:03:00 Steven Rose
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00006/06/25 22:04:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 08:45:00 Robert Wheeler
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 09:05:00 Michael Brigo
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 11:51:00 Ed Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 11:57:00 Michael Brigo
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:43:00 Ed Robinson
                                 Reply07/06/25 13:34:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 22:59:00 Ivonne Holliday
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:03:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 12:23:00 Michael Brigo
         Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 14:58:00 Steven Rose
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 17:13:00 Michael Brigo
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 18:39:00 Steven Rose
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00007/06/25 23:31:00 Ed Robinson
                     Falcons School (previously ‘for Girls’) in Putney, south-west London will close at the end of the academ08/06/25 10:48:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00008/06/25 11:42:00 John Hawkes
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00012/06/25 17:33:00 Peter Higgins
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00012/06/25 22:52:00 Ed Robinson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 09:17:00 John Geoffries
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 11:31:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 13:53:00 Ivonne Holliday
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 14:08:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 21:02:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00014/06/25 06:07:00 Philippa Bond
                                       Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00014/06/25 12:07:00 John Hawkes
   Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 17:18:00 John Hawkes
      Re:Re:Private school pupils numbers drop by 11,00013/06/25 21:55:00 Michael Brigo
         Reply13/06/25 22:27:00 Martine Guy
            Re:Reply13/06/25 23:31:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Re:Re:Reply13/06/25 23:38:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Reply14/06/25 06:17:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply14/06/25 21:14:00 Steven Rose
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 17:28:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 21:46:00 John Hawkes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply15/06/25 22:48:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 08:49:00 Janis Christine Humberstone
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 12:01:00 John Hawkes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 18:03:00 Steven Rose
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply16/06/25 18:13:00 Philippa Bond

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