VAT on Flying Training and Exams
I completed my licence training and exams just after Gordon Brown announced that flying courses etc would no longer be exempt from VAT. His excuse was that such courses were for wealthy private individuals and not those pursuing qualifications leading to a career in aviation. It is discouraging and wrong, and it is time that pressure was put on the treasury for a reversal of this outrageous decision. This post belongs here in reporting points, not with wannabees, because those of us who have made it through the assault course should do something to help those attempting it.
Please comment here, because I want more information so that I can go to my MP with evidence based on current views and experience. Does BALPA have a view on this, and are they doing anything about it?