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  • I'm sorry but I disagree, you are still paying for an advantage. It's just a matter of scale from paying for travel to a better school, through tutors and private schools.

    I don't see how music lessons or sports clubs or swimming lessons are any part of this discussion, surely thats just a social thing?

    I agree you should be paying for any advantage and it should come with full tax implications.

  • I'm sorry but I disagree, you are still paying for an advantage. It's just a matter of scale from paying for travel to a better school, through tutors and private schools

    Yes, my point is that I don't have sympathy for people crying about a tax break that allowed them to benefit from and add to an unfair system.

    I used tutors and music lessons as an example of things that having money will afford the privilege of getting for your kids but again I wouldn't be expecting a subsidy from the government to pay for them.

  • The original comment was about affordability.

    Surely if you can afford to send your children private you’re doing well enough to pay a bit more

    Anyone who can pay for nursery fees without going into debt can probably also afford private school (albeit not a top secondary public school).

    That doesn't mean that by default they can pay a bit more.

  • Sounds like we are broadly in agreement then. Have a lovely evening.

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