Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says scrapping private school tax benefits is the obvious choice to raise money in the UK, calling out Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt for not already applying the policy.
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson called out Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt for continuing with private school tax benefits despite the country being in an economic crisis.The Labour MP told Shelagh Fogarty: "I think it's unjustifiable to continue with those kinds of tax benefits when we know there is pressure on public finances...which has been made considerably worse because the Conservatives have crashed the economy.
Bridget Phillipson explained: "We will end the tax benefits that private schools enjoy be cause we want to put that money into delivering a brilliant state education for every child." Under the move, around 90,000 pupils could be forced to switch to state school as parents would be priced out of paying for private school.
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