{"id":141687,"date":"2023-09-27T00:35:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=141687"},"modified":"2023-09-27T00:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:35:28","slug":"labour-will-add-vat-to-private-school-fees-within-a-year-if-it-wins-the-next-election-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/labour-will-add-vat-to-private-school-fees-within-a-year-if-it-wins-the-next-election-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour will add VAT to private school fees within a year if it wins the next election | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LABOUR will add VAT to private school fees within a year if it wins the next election.<\/p>\n
Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s party said it does not plan to phase in the VAT fee over several academic years. <\/p>\n
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It says it will raise \u00a31.7billion for state schools.<\/p>\n
But Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has warned it could close some private schools and put pressure on the state sector. <\/p>\n
Tory MP Nicola Richards added: \u201cTax on aspiration, classic Labour.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Labour party spokesman said: \u201cLabour makes no apology for relentless focus on how to drive high and rising standards in our state schools.\u201d<\/p>\n
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