Eton to raise fees to £63,000 in response to VAT change
by Tobi Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#6QC6S)
Other private schools say they will absorb some of the cost of the removal of VAT exemption
Eton college has sent a letter to parents saying it will raise its fees by a fifth in response to the government's removal of the VAT exemption on private schools. The annual fees will increase from 52,749 to about 63,000.
In the letter, the school said: The provost and fellows regret that the government has chosen to tax education in this way.
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