- House of Lords held debates on VAT on independent school fees
- Concerns raised about potential migration of students to state schools
- Conservative peer believes policy will lead to job cuts in schools
- Labour peers support government’s policy
- Concerns raised about VAT discrepancy for FE colleges
- Baroness Barran expresses concerns about implementation time and HMRC readiness
- Education minister defends policy, stating it is necessary for additional funding
- HMRC to provide support to schools for VAT registration and compliance
- Treasury to assess impact of changes and publish tax information and impact assessment
- Lord Hacking enquires about government’s forecast for student migration to state schools
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury states government’s expectations for impact of policy
Source: tax.org.uk
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