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Labour has pledged to charge VAT on private school fees and says it could raise around £1.5 billion a year.

Parents of children at private schools should not be “gaming” the education system to demonstrate against Labour’s policy of VAT on school fees, Anas Sarwar has said.

Labour has pledged to charge VAT on private school fees – removing the current tax exemption – and says it could raise around £1.5 billion a year. Edinburgh has the highest proportion of children attending independent schools in Scotland, thought to be at least 25%. “Estimates from schools suggest that between 15-25% of pupils could be withdrawn as a result , currently the main concern would be what provision is available in Edinburgh to accommodate these children?

 

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