VAT on private school fees is ‘wrong tax’, says father in legal challenge

Josiah, Stephen White and Joy protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London over the private school fees VAT policy (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

Putting VAT on private school fees is a “wrong tax”, one of the parents taking legal action against the Government has said.

Several private schools, children who attend them and their parents are bringing legal action against the Treasury, claiming the policy of applying VAT to fees is discriminatory and unlawful.