03/03/2023
The Schoolwear Association, of which Juniper is a member, has launched a petition as part of its ongoing campaign to call on the Government to abolish VAT on school specific items of uniform.
A minimum of 10,000 signatures are required to gain a response from the Government and we urge you to sign and share to help us reduce the cost of uniform and support families during the cost of living crisis and thereafter.
We would urge you to do so promptly as it would be ideal if the Chancellor could remove this in the upcoming budget.
You can sign the Petition here.
Clothing for children aged 14 or older, or taller or larger than the average, is subject to a 20% VAT rate. This includes school uniforms. We are calling on the Government to abolish tax on school uniforms by scrapping VAT on all school-specific uniform items to bring down costs for families.