jonesybear.bsky.social
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As I understand it, New Zealand is the only other developed nation that charges VAT on private school fees.

Guess what: the NZ government has just hiked their subsidies for private schools because they are "an important part of [NZ's] education landscape".

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/supp...
May 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It wasn’t even claimed to raise more than a rounding error at best and could easily end up costing money.
It is faux class war attack on children Labour don’t like, dressed as revenue-raiser
VAT on private school fees? A joke while public schools starve. Monarchy-backed gov keeps favouring elites, leaving most struggling Brits behind. #r4today
May 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM