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Private schools can mitigate VAT on fees ‘if they’re the good charities they say they are’, minister says – UK politics live

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Private schools can mitigate VAT on fees ‘if they’re the good charities they say they are’, minister says – UK politics live



Wes Streeting says private schools have hiked fees above inflation for over a decade and can prevent pupils leaving if they really are charitableJeremy Hunt has stepped up his attack on the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) this morning, posting to social media:The OBR must be politically impartial and the public and markets need to know that it is holding the government to account without fear or favour. I have written to the cabinet secretary to ask why basic rules of fairness are not being followed. If we are to keep the OBR out of the political fray he needs to act before it is too late. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/oct/29/autumn-budget-labour-conservatives-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves

Author : Martin Belam

Publish date : 2024-10-29 09:18:40

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