Plans to add VAT to private school fees won’t be delayed, says minister

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1. Minister: Private school fees still expected to be affordable after VAT change | Independent

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3. Labour VAT raid on private school fees 'could hit state music lessons, private tutoring and nurseries' | Daily Mail

4. Private Christian schools to sue government over VAT plans | The Times

5. SEND parent calls for VAT delay on school fees | BBC News

6. Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid | Independent

The Treasury minister James Murray has rejected calls to delay plans to add VAT to private school fees, saying the government needed to start raising funds as soon as possible in order to deliver on its educational ambitions for state schools.