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I paid my university course fees through my tax code ~2004 IIRC. It saved me a further 25%. Very sure this is now not possible.
Clearly the children of parents who can afford the £60k per year for Eton would have companies setup to reduce tax burden.
It's the foreign money that they are trying to attract, although charging locals for existing infrastructure has always been a good earner.
I did read somewhere that the government wants to introduce a charge for the A5 flyover staples corner. The poor people will have to use the roundabout underneath.
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Bearing in mind private schools can also claim VAT back on bills, I would question why they all seem to be passing the whole 20% to the parents.
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Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
What about them? Have their parents given up drinking, smoking, tattoos, takeaways to donate to their school? Let me know when they do, then we'll talk about how such children are my responsibility.
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Originally posted by BlueSharp View Post
That's the crux of the issue, mnay parents give up that list and more to get their kids a decent education simply because they value education more than than others and are prepared to make those sacrifices.
There are plenty of parents who value education and can't afford private schools. Their sacrifice is devoting their time to help them achieve the best they can.
People send their kids to private school because they think they are buying them a place at the top table.
If they are struggling to find an extra 20% of VAT then they were never welcome there in the first place.
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Originally posted by dx4100 View Post
My daughter has a tutor and I have no idea actually if we pay VAT or not. Wife looks after it. But if they now have to charge VAT as well (I thought they already did - maybe wrong) then so be it.
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Originally posted by BlueSharp View Post
That's the crux of the issue, mnay parents give up that list and more to get their kids a decent education simply because they value education more than than others and are prepared to make those sacrifices.
Seriously makes me laugh when this debate happens and these parents want to be portrayed as some sort or martyrs or some how better than other parents for making such "sacrifices", paying out for private school rather than third Rolls Royce
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Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
What about them? Have their parents given up drinking, smoking, tattoos, takeaways to donate to their school? Let me know when they do, then we'll talk about how such children are my responsibility.
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Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
What about them? Have their parents given up drinking, smoking, tattoos, takeaways to donate to their school? Let me know when they do, then we'll talk about how such children are my responsibility.
Personally, I would love to see another £20 billion pumped into the state system so its funded as well as private schools. But you know the masses would kick off having to pay out their pocket for that. It always amazes me when people compare the education systems to Finland not realising their private schools are charities like our own and te Finish taxes are much higher than ours which funds an excellent state system.
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Originally posted by dx4100 View Post
Oh dear, someone wants an À la carte tax system :P
Bet you won't mind those children paying for your pension when you retire :P
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Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
What about them? Have their parents given up drinking, smoking, tattoos, takeaways to donate to their school? Let me know when they do, then we'll talk about how such children are my responsibility.
Bet you won't mind those children paying for your pension when you retire :P
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Originally posted by avonleigh View Post
What I mean is you usually pay for home schooling from an online school. You can of course home school without that, but that would mean giving up work and teaching your child yourself. I don't think many people choose that option as it's not cost effective and most people aren't qualified to teach.Last edited by dx4100; Yesterday, 12:20.
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Originally posted by fakenick View Post
Aren’t they already subsidising these services by paying for them (via tax) and not using them?
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostWell the consultancy I was working through up until June has chucked a few crumbs of work my way so I've got something until the end of January. Stems the outflow at the very least but I still need to find something with a bit more longevity about it.
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Well the consultancy I was working through up until June has chucked a few crumbs of work my way so I've got something until the end of January. Stems the outflow at the very least but I still need to find something with a bit more longevity about it.
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