2024-12-19 21:07:01
Private schools did not enjoy 'tax breaks'. Education is traditionally not taxed across all major economies. By taxing private schools, this policy is likely to force extra pupils into an already overloaded state sector, and will cost more than it raises in tax. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-2-5) Author
2024-12-20 10:10:54
Private schools did not “enjoy a tax break”; education has never been subject to VAT in the UK previously. Almost every other major developed economy does not charge VAT on education. Private schools are now the only form of education subject to VAT. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(20-0-4) Author
2025-01-14 11:57:37
"Tax break" is legally defined in terms of competition and what's "normal". Education is not "normally" taxed; competing providers are heavily subsidised (state-funded) and VAT-free (other private providers). Taxing education makes an anomaly and harms competition [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author