EXCLUSIVE: Labour's new Scottish Secretary said he recognised the concerns of parents about affordability, but insisted the policy is coming in.
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said VAT on private school fees will be “pushed through quickly” to boost standards in state education.
But critics claim ending the tax exemption will lead to an exodus from private schools and put pressure on comprehensives. He also rejected suggestions adding VAT to fees would harm state schools by forcing them to take thousands of private school pupils: He added: “I fully understand the concerns of parents who are right on the edge of that affordability, but this is a policy that’s coming in. It’s the right policy to have and if it’s invested in state education, which is what we want it to be, then it will improve our state education system.”
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