One of Ireland’s apical autarkic boys’ schools is seeking to capitalise connected the British government’s program to adhd VAT to UK backstage schoolhouse fees.
The Labour Party has said it plans to slap the 20 percent complaint connected fees arsenic aboriginal arsenic September adjacent year.
Its purpose is to rise £1.5billion a twelvemonth to enlistee 6,500 specializer teachers for authorities schools and money intelligence wellness enactment successful each school.
However, it is estimated the argumentation volition propulsion tens of thousands of pupils of fee-paying schools into the authorities sector.
Clongowes Wood College, a boarding schoolhouse catering for boys aged 12 to 18 connected its 550 acres adjacent Clane, Co. Kildare, has embarked connected an advertisement run successful the UK to tempt parents determination to look overseas.
Clongowes Wood College is simply a boarding schoolhouse catering for boys aged 12 to 18 in County Kildare
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said past period the contentious measurement would beryllium successful her archetypal Budget, which could travel arsenic soon arsenic September
The schoolhouse embarked connected an advertisement run (pictured above) successful the UK to tempt parents determination to look overseas
It states: ‘Reconsidering schoolhouse options for your son? Our fees are exempt from VAT, and little than UK schoolhouse fees.’
One perceiver said: ‘It is absorbing that Clongowes Wood is advertizing for students successful the UK successful anticipation of the caller Labour authorities imposing 20 percent connected schoolhouse fees. Fees are little than successful comparable UK schools.’
The erstwhile Jesuit school, founded successful 1814, boasts celebrated alumni including James Joyce, Ryanair brag Michael O’Leary, MP John Redmond, ex-taoiseach John Bruton and galore judges, businessmen, generals, rugby players and cricketers.
Responding online to the advertizing drive, 1 pistillate wrote: ‘It is earthy they should effort to currency in, but the immense bulk of our citizens cannot afford, and should not person to afford, a decent State acquisition successful decently financed and maintained State schools.’
At Eton College successful Windsor (pictured above), boarding costs astir £50,000
Clongowes, which did not respond to a query from the Irish Daily Mail astir its UK ad, says fees commencement astatine £20,411 for pupils entering first, 2nd oregon 3rd year, and £23,508 for older pupils. Discounts use for 2 oregon much brothers.
At Eton College successful Berkshire, boarding costs astir £50,000, though astir boarding schools successful the UK complaint betwixt £20,000 and £30,000.
In Ireland, the Revenue states: ‘The proviso of children’s oregon young people’s education, schoolhouse oregon assemblage acquisition oregon vocational grooming oregon retraining by recognised schools, colleges and universities is exempt from VAT.’
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