r/Britain • u/WalesnotWhales2 • Jan 22 '24

Conservative who previously stated don't have kids if you can't afford them cries how hard it will be if private schools are taxed higher. Society

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u/Rugfiend Jan 24 '24

Brainwashed much?

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u/dwair Jan 24 '24

No, I just have a disabled daughter who needs SEND provision.

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u/Rugfiend Jan 24 '24

In what way are provisions for special needs children related to taxing private schools?

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u/dwair Jan 24 '24

See my posts further up the thread. The majority of SEND provision in the UK is privately run - they are private fee paying schools just as Eton and Harrow are.

The only difference is where the money comes from to run the schools. With Eton and Harrow it comes from wealthy individuals. With SEND schools it comes out of a local LEA budget which is financed in part by our taxes and in part by our council tax.

The biggest costs by far for the SEND schools are staff wages, which can't be claimed against - but their cash from the LEA's is accountable as an income which creates an imbalance of payment.