Comments on: Is 20% VAT on private schools fair? A justice-theory analysis https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/is-20-vat-on-private-schools-fair-a-justice-theory-analysis/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:30:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Confused https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/is-20-vat-on-private-schools-fair-a-justice-theory-analysis/#comment-1232727 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:30:51 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?post_type=lc-journal-posts&p=223337#comment-1232727 In reply to Confused.

Ah, and now the figure has been edited.

]]> By: Confused https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/is-20-vat-on-private-schools-fair-a-justice-theory-analysis/#comment-1232689 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:29:28 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?post_type=lc-journal-posts&p=223337#comment-1232689 “Therefore, if 50,000 fans were to descend to watch him play, that means he would have effectively earnt €2,500,000.”

At 50 cents per ticket? I’m afraid Messi is only getting €25,000 per match, not €2.5m.

Also, this is fairly over-simplified because it takes no account of the fact that the particularly wealthy can essentially bypass private schools (and the VAT) altogether and pick the best state-funded education provider by buying or renting a home within the catchment area of the best non-selective state schools. Top quality education, no cost and it also ends up having the effect of pricing out the least wealthy from the area.

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