Campaign For Special Vat Rate For Childcare Providers

[HappyMaz]

A childcare provider in Buckinghamshire has started a campaign to enable childcare settings to reclaim the VAT on their purchases. She has raised a petition on the Number 10 website - have a look here if you'd like to find out more and/or sign.

 

Maz

[valp59]

Thanks for highlighting this Maz - my name is on the petition!

Valp59

[HappyMaz]

Thanks for highlighting this Maz - my name is on the petition!

So I see!

[caroljayne]

What a bril idea!! wonder if it will ever happen??

[eyfs1966]

Brilliant, about time too!!! It's ridiculous that schools can reclaim VAT but not PVI's. My name is added!!!

[Pimms o'clock?]

Just had a quick peep and its up to 238 signatures now, if we all send the link to all our local nurseries that should get a few more on there.

 

BMG

[Guest]

Signed and delivered!!!!

[mrsbat]

signed and sent to my contacts - including ofsted......well thought i'd see what happened lol

[Guest]

Duly done and as suggested circulated to likeminded people in my inbox. Interestingly I got one reply from a mum (oh no, just an ex-mum as her lovelies are now being homeschooled) who has also signed.

 

She commented:

 

"Though you should consider a parliamentary petition, rather than a

petition to Number 10, they tend to ignore the No. 10 petitions. Do you

belong to a national union or group?

 

Home-edders co-ordinated across the country via the yahoo groups and

Facebook and managed to get over 120 parliamentary petitions read in

parliament. If it could be done and you all convinced the local MP's to

present together on one day it would cause a ripple and be noticed. It

would help to have an MP to co-ordinate it at the Parliament end

although finding that MP may be difficult."

 

Any comments? Worth passing on to the originator of the No 10 petition?