General Election 2024

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Fox in reply to @Big_Ted

IANAL but the VAT relief is an exemption from what would normally be paid, and Labour's plan is to end the exemption, so the tax situation reverts to 'usual'.

On the face of it I can imagine it would therefore be quite hard to argue that ending a temporary exemption is illegal.

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Brommers in reply to @Fox

On the face of it I can imagine it would therefore be quite hard to argue that ending a temporary exemption is illegal.

It's not temporary. Charities have never had to charge VAT, and schools have had charitable status since the Statute of Elizabeth in 1601. Pretty well-established.

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Fox in reply to @Brommers

Sorry, yes - an exemption on something that would normally be paid, but not temporary. I accidentally made that bit up.

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