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Should the government levy VAT on private school fees?

  • Paul Johnson

Published on 9 November 2023

Labour have proposed levying VAT at the main rate of 20% on private school fees. Paul Johnson lays out the facts in 90 seconds.

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      Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

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      Johnson, P. (2023). Should the government levy VAT on private school fees? [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/should-government-levy-vat-private-school-fees (accessed: 20 May 2025).

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