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Labour backs down from plan to strip private schools of charitable status

Party says policy of charging fee-paying schools VAT remains, and ‘doesn’t require’ removing status

Private schools would retain some of their tax breaks under a Labour government, after the party backed down on its pledge to strip them of charitable status.

The party said it no longer needs to end the charitable status of private schools to achieve its policy of charging 20% VAT on fees and ending business rates relief in England, as first reported by the i.

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