To have though of a fairer way to fund state education than VAT on private?

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State schools are in desperate need of funding.

Money needs raising.

Instead of sticking 20% onto private fees - when those people are already paying 100% of the costs for educating their child, how about this:

Parents of children currently in state schools ought to contribute to their education on a means tested basis. There would be no argument over means, it would be a simple reference to the council tax band of the house you live in. We have bands A-H. I would propose that people in band A-F pay nothing. People in band G pay a fixed charge per year and people in band H pay a higher fixed charge per year.

Keir Starmer has used money to buy a massively expensive house, worth in the region of £2m, in the very tight catchment of a lovely state primary. This is buying privilege, same as buying private education. So why does he get away without paying?

But your band H, surely you are rich because you have bought it

Private school is not compulsory, its a privilege for an elite few.

No worries. Form a political party and stand for election, pass this into law and your wish becomes reality.

Didn't teach about tax in private school, did they!

he doesn't get it free he pays tax.

The same as foreign holidays, biscuits, booze, heating, electricity,cars, TV, sky, netflicks.

I have no clue about this. I just mean tax generally. Let's tax all non essentials more.

There is a fairer way, pay the VAT for your privileges of private education.

"I thought it through in about 2 mins."

That's plain to see!

Which we pay vat on.

Oh yes. This is a marvellous idea, and if those of us who need to use schools start paying 20% more for that, then it would make sense for those using the health service to pay for that, those of us who want defence to pay for that, those of us who want to use the roads to pay for those, those on benefits to pay for those…

Oh.

I agree with increasing taxes. I agree with you rethinking what those taxes are spent on.

But the idea of only paying taxes towards what we use? Nah. Shit idea.

If private school=rich
then band H also=rich.

Shit logic isn't it.

That fine.

I am just concerned that this won't solve everything. It's a bit like Brexit.

We need more than this, fine by me, but what else do we need to do to get his country back on its feet.

I think a super tax on anything nonessential.

YANBU. Clearly the labour party has run out of ideas and yours is far more equitable than theirs. I'd go a bit further though. All parents across all council tax bands should make proportional yearly contributions towards their children's education. As we all want the best for our children, let all state school parents contribute proportionately to achieving the quality we all want. We can all acknowledge the unavoidable truth - that the UK government can no longer afford to provide good quality education for free to everyone. Why shouldn't we all sacrifice something for our children and the common good? This type of tax would be easy enough for the government to collect and then allocate to schools in the same borough. Exemptions for those who can't afford their contribution can be handled easily too.
We've already got a successful frontrunner in uni fees. University education has gone from being free plus a grant to 9000 pounds fees. We've all grown to accept it and more UK universities have been able to retain their quality because of the fees.

It beggars belief that so many privately educated people can be so hard of thinking.

But pay more, surely, as not essential?

It's not about taxing you because you are rich though, it's a tax on a good which you have chosen to pay for.

This all day long.

Well of course the parents of state educated children should pay more taxes to cross subsidise privately educated children.

I can't believe no one dreamed that one up decades ago.

How can you tell who has been privately educated on here?

Op why do you keep saying rich people send their kids to state schools for free. Do you think they dont pay taxes on their income?
Also do you understand some of the people living in high council tax band houses rent and dont own them?

I'm never sure why people don't call for state schools to be vat free to level the playing field rather than these convoluted 'solutions', but I'm not privately educated so what would I know?

Wow what a novel idea. How do you think schools are funded now?

Yep happy for higher taxes to go with the vat on private schools.

No VAT on flights nor public transport
No VAT on biscuits (as they're food)
Reduced rate VAT on heating, gas, electricity, etc.