Labour row back on removing charitable status saying it is not necessary to charge VAT
, but said it will still apply 20 per cent VAT to school fees if the party wins the general election,Ending the tax breaks enjoyed by private schools is one of Labour’s flagship policies, and the party has stated for several years that it would do so partly by ripping up their charitable status.in a House of Commons debate as recently as January this year. She said that Labour MPs “agree” that “charitable status for most private schools is something that should come to an end”.
“One could take months, the other could take years,” one source said, adding that ending the charitable status of private schools could also be subject to legal challenge.that it would “set a worrying precedent that any charity seen as not reflecting the political ideology of the day could be subject to additional taxes”.
“When he was chair of the Education Committee, he said that ‘charitable status for most private schools is something that should come to an end. The monies saved by Government from these concessions could be used for more teachers’. We agree, but what has happened since?” Labour leader Sir Keir has also stated on several occasions that the party would strip private schools of their charitable status.in 2021, he said: “Labour wants every parent to be able to send their child to a great state school. But improving them to benefit everyone costs money. That’s why we can’t justify continued charitable status for private schools.”
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