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Schools: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on private schools on state schools in Kent.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on private schools on state schools in Kent.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    In line with research from the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, the government does not anticipate the ending of the VAT exemption that private schools enjoy to prompt notable movement into the state sector, and any movement is expected to take p...

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