I didn't know until today whilst shopping for my son's new school uniform that VAT will be added on clothes for children who take 13 years and older sizes.
Don't get me wrong, DS1 is only 6 but the trousers I had to buy him to cover his ankles were sized for an 8 year old. He's always been tall but it bothers me that his generation will be the first to have to stay at school until 18 (once the new legislation goes through) and we'll have to pay VAT for 5 more years. This stupid VAT rule was fine for when my father's generation had to leave school at age 14.
Is anybody up for a big campaign to persuade the government that the rule should be changed (I'm in a fighting mood because we recently lost the fight to keep open our local school)?