
Private school VAT 'discriminatory', court hears
Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".
BBC News
A value-added tax is a consumption tax that is levied on the value added at each stage of a product's production and distribution. VAT is similar to, and is often compared with, a sales tax. VAT is an indirect tax, because the consumer who ultimately bears the burden of the tax is not the entity that pays it. Specific goods and services are typically exempted in various jurisdictions.
Families argue that the policy "interferes with the fundamental right to an education".