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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 30 July 2024.

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Photo of Harriett Baldwin Harriett Baldwin Shadow Minister (Development)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the financial impact of a 20% VAT increase on school fees on his departmental budget in (a) 2024/25 and (b) 2025/26.

Photo of Catherine West Catherine West Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The FCDO cannot accurately estimate the impact of a 20 percent VAT increase on school fees, since we do not know if schools will transfer the costs of fees to parents, or from what date the VAT will be introduced.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 30 July 2024, cW)