Can you? Do you think I have been?You can tell who’s been privately educated on this thread and who hasn’t.
I wouldn’t have said you were privately educated, no.Can you? Do you think I have been?
I think VAT on school fees is fucking outrageous. People should get further tax relief for unburdening the state of their child's education cost.
(Ditto private health care, BTW). And no, I went to comprehensive and I don't have private healthcare either.
My ignorance on so many matters gives it away ;-)I wouldn’t have said you were privately educated, no.
School of hard knocks, innit. University of life and all that jazz.You can tell who’s been privately educated on this thread and who hasn’t.
Try answering the question?Doubt you’d understand when you struggle with basic grammar. I suspect your comprehension skills are similar.
If you can’t see that Brewster’s post are not well thought out and he acts like a stooge for the Tories then I can’t help you further.Try answering the question?
So you can’t answer the question?If you can’t see that Brewster’s post are not well thought out and he acts like a stooge for the Tories then I can’t help you further.
Can’t you read properly either?So you can’t answer the question?
Kind of where I am.They’ll still find the money, just month to month, but it will still equate to finding a few grand over the course of a year.
I’m bound to say that anyone who makes a choice to spend their money on something that cannot stand (what will ultimately equate to) around a 10% increase always runs the risk of it becoming unaffordable. It’s no different from new cars or foreign holidays vs second hand cars and holidays in the UK. People have to make those choices every year.
I completely respect and defend people’s right to educate theur children privately but if they are making that choice then it should be subject to the same tax rules as any other professional fee.
I’m going to hold judgement until at least the budget, but I’m interested to know how they plan to borrow to fund growth….What a complete shambles.
Their manifesto was already a work of fiction, given that they only outlined two notable tax hikes; non doms and putting VAT on private school fees. Now they’ve had to water-down or postpone these because of a fundamental lack of foresight, judgement and preparation.
It’s highly doubtful that either of these policies will raise any money, and so all they’ve done is advertise their incompetence and aggravate concerns across the gilt market about what comes next.
Really very poor.