Question follow-through · 84975

Dance and Music: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) removal of the VAT exemption and (b) increase in (i) business rates, (ii) the minimum wage and (iii) National Insurance contributions on specialist (A)

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 24 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2025
Answer: 3 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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24 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) removal of the VAT exemption and (b) increase in (i) business rates, (ii) the minimum wage and (iii) National Insurance contributions on specialist (A)
28 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the value that music and dance schools bring to education in the UK. In advance of Autumn Budget 2024, the Government conducted thorough and detailed analysis of the impacts of applying VAT to private school fees and the removal ...

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