School water charges are bureaucratic lunacy

CHARGING primary schools for water is the latest manifestation of bureaucratic lunacy.

They are now being classed as ‘businesses’ so they can be charged water rates. Schools neither manufacture nor sell goods or services for profit, nor can they register for VAT.

Incredibly, they are the latest soft targets for ‘stealth taxes’, despite having continuously to fundraise to make up for systematic Government under-funding of day-to-day running costs.