Starmer: private school VAT exemption is ‘trickle-down education’

The Labour leader accused the prime minister of continually making exemptions for undeserving sectors

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Keir Starmer has used prime minister’s questions to make a pointed and personal attack on Rishi Sunak over tax benefits for private schools, saying the policy of continued VAT exemption for school fees amounted to “trickle-down education”.

Specifically using Winchester, the private school Sunak attended, as an example, Starmer highlighted a 2017 article by Michael Gove that argued for VAT to be imposed on school fees.

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​The Labour leader accused the prime minister of continually making exemptions for undeserving sectorsPMQs live: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over strikes and school spendingKeir Starmer has used prime minister’s questions to make a pointed and personal attack on Rishi Sunak over tax benefits for private schools, saying the policy of continued VAT exemption for school fees amounted to “trickle-down education”.Specifically using Winchester, the private school Sunak attended, as an example, Starmer highlighted a 2017 article by Michael Gove that argued for VAT to be imposed on school fees. Continue reading…