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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Labour private school fees crackdown set to raise £10million from Eton alone

Scrapping Eton's tax breaks would pay for hundreds of teachers in areas where pupils are falling behind, Labour has revealed.

The elite boarding school - attended by both Boris Johnson and David Cameron - was handed a £10.6million subsidy last year as parents did not have to pay VAT on fees.

Eton’s fee income last year was £53.2million last year, which amounts to at least £10.6million in missed VAT, according to the party's analysis.

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