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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 1266

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the financial impact of a 20% VAT increase on school fees on his departmental budget in (a) 2024/25 and (b) 2025/26.

Answered by Catherine West

The FCDO cannot accurately estimate the impact of a 20 percent VAT increase on school fees, since we do not know if schools will transfer the costs of fees to parents, or from what date the VAT will be introduced.

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