Written question WQ98073
- Asked by
- Natasha AsgharConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Did the Welsh Government's budget for 2026-27 receive an uplift due to the introduction of 20 per cent VAT on independent schools, and if so, by how much?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
The additional tax raised through charging VAT on independent school fees will have increased the UK Government’s overall tax revenues. The UK’s Department for Education has said that money raised from VAT will fund public services, including education priorities.
At the Spending Review in June last year, the Welsh Government received Barnett consequentials in relation to changes in funding by UK Government on programmes in areas devolved to Wales in the normal way. It is not possible to identify any uplift to Welsh Government funding specifically as a result of charging VAT on independent school fees.