The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is set to take legal action against the government over its planned VAT hike for private schools.
The Independent Schools Council is set to take legal action against the government over its planned VAT hike for private schools. The ISC, which represents more than 1,400 schools in the UK and abroad, voted in favour of legal action on Thursday, following confirmation of Labour’s plans in Wednesday’s autumn budget.Labour’s VAT policy, which is widely popular but has attracted criticism from private schools, will impose a 20 per cent tax on school fees from January.
“Special-needs provisions, specialist education, small faith and girls’ schools have been put at unnecessary risk, and we feel the government’s got a responsibility for all children, including those.”A number of private schools have hinted at plans to start legal action against he government, with The King’s School in Fair Oak, Hampshire, claiming the tax is discriminatory and could spell the end of Christian schools.
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