From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a tax cut of around £100 for 8 million pensioners.
Stuart Anderson MP has intervened in a debate on the government’s plan to impose VAT on independent school fees part way through the academic year. He said that the tax on aspiration will disproportionately affect smaller schools in rural communities like South Shropshire.