International Schools Should Not Be Charged VAT, Say Ambassadors

The French and German ambassadors have called for international schools to be exempt from Labour’s plan to charge VAT on independent school fees. The envoys said that the plans could force hundreds of children out of their schools and deter businesses from opening in the UK. Speaking to The Times on Sunday, German Ambassador Miguel Berger argued that international schools are different because their curricula are catered to French and German education systems. This means for expatriates coming to work in the UK for two to four years and who intend to return to their home country’s national system, “their only option is to go to these schools.”...