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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Labour’s VAT on private school fees would not come in until 2025, Rachel Reeves says

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Labour will not impose VAT on private school fees until at least 2025 if it wins the general election, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has suggested.

Sir Keir Starmer’s party believes it can raise some £1.6bn a year by ending the 20 per cent VAT exemption as part of its plans to recruit around 6,500 specialist state school teachers in England.

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