Private Education: VAT
Commons · Question 4620 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to exempt pupils awaiting an Education Health and Care Plan from the introduction of VAT on independent school fees.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 17 Sep 2024
On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boardin...