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Private Education: VAT

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 22790

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue the Exchequer has raised by the introduction of VAT on school fees.

Answered by Department for Education

Together, the reforms to VAT and business rates will raise around £1.8 billion a year by 2029/30. These measures will raise essential revenue that will be invested in our public services, such as our £3.7 billion increase to school funding in 2025/26. This takes core school funding to £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in 2024/25.

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