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VAT on private education ‘could force closure of strictly Orthodox schools’, fear leaders

JL;DR SUMMARY The imposition of a 20% VAT on private education fees and other related tax changes in the UK could lead to the closure of many strictly Orthodox Jewish schools, warns groups like Chinuch UK and PaJeS. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationCharedi SchoolsGovernment PolicyFinancial PressurePajesChinuch UkPrivate EducationIndependent SchoolsVatUk Tax Policy

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Hackney, United Kingdom
"If schools in areas such as Hackney and Salford closed, state schools would be unable to cope with the large influx of children, even in the unlikely event they could meet the childrens religious needs."
Salford, United Kingdom
"If schools in areas such as Hackney and Salford closed, state schools would be unable to cope with the large influx of children, even in the unlikely event they could meet the childrens religious needs."
Stamford Hill, Hackney, United Kingdom
"Paul Senior Director of Education in Hackney visiting Yetev Lev School in Stamford Hill."
Kingsbury, Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom
"Zvi Sobel, chair of governors of Bnos Beis Yaakov, an independent primary in Kingsbury, said: We now face the very real threat of closure."

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