- State Secretaries Paul of Education and Van Oostenbruggen of Finance oppose levying VAT on commercial tutoring agencies, arguing that it would distort competition between profit-making and non-profit education providers.
- Historically, non-profit educational services were exempt from VAT until 1993, and reintroducing VAT on commercial providers would recreate competition issues that had been addressed previously.
- The ministers also highlighted that budget rules prevent a specific allocation of revenue from such VAT levies to publicly funded education, meaning that any funds generated would not effectively benefit the public education system.
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