The United Kingdom's new Labour Party government has confirmed that it will start charging a 20 percent value-added tax on private school tuition in January 2025. It promises to use the money to fund 6,500 new teachers in state school. Treasury official James Murray said the government is looking at how to address the impact this will have on "pupils with the most acute special educational needs," who depend on private schools for specialized education.
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