The schooling secretary has insisted that including VAT to non-public faculty charges – which comes into impact subsequent week – is not going to drive big numbers of pupils into the state sector.
And writing in at this time’s newspapers, Bridget Phillipson stated tax exemptions on non-public faculties have been a "luxury we cannot afford".
She stated the modifications had the help of middle-class mother and father who had already been "priced out" of personal schooling.
Labour says the cash raised can be invested in state faculties.
However, supporters of personal faculties say the coverage can be damaging for the sector.
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