This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition The UK government should not impose VAT on private school fees.
Any proposed policy to apply VAT to school fees would be iniquitous and deeply unfair. Many parents who have made considerable financial sacrifices to enable their children to go to fee paying schools would be hardest hit. Fees, already too high and VAT would make fees unmanageable for many.
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If this is to become government policy, has it been thought through? Will removal of VAT exemption for education also apply to closely related school services, e.g. catering, school trips, accommodation etc? How is this going to work? If related services not included in the change, its just parents footing the bill? The IFS says this will raise only £1.7bn. But doubt that because so many parents will have to take their children out of private sector and add more burden to the state sector.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government hasn't announced any plans to impose VAT on private school fees.
We're therefore not exactly sure what you'd like to happen.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.