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MILLIONS of school children are missing out on crucial teaching aids because
the Government won't scrap VAT on them.
The worksheets, specially designed for eight-16 year-olds, are already used by
a quarter of a million pupils studying maths.
But many more would benefit if parents and schools didn't have to pay the 17.5
per cent levy - as with books.
The worksheets are created by Bolton-based publisher 10ticks, and distributed
via the internet and CD-Roms - encouraging pupils to tap into technology.
But this is the very reason the Government insists on applying VAT.
10ticks managing director Ian Fisher said: "We have adopted the Government's
route of following an IT policy and had hoped to be encouraged to do so, while
passing savings on to the customer.
"Essentially our worksheets are paper products sent through an effective
distribution system.
"It seems unfair that a parent has to pay VAT to support their child's
education. We feel very let down that we followed what was supposed to be the
"way forward", yet people are penalised by paying VAT for this very reason."
Fisher is now taking legal advice in a bid to force the Government to change
the VAT laws in Britain.
A recent challenge against Customs and Excise failed to get the VAT ruling
overturned, and Fisher added: "We may now try to contest the zero VAT exemption
on books. That would mean charging VAT on books and bringing the UK into line
with 10ticks.
"But this seems a very drastic measure - who would want that? Our core aim is
to support and improve education.
"Is anyone in this day and age going to champion education in this country?"
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