It’s not a graduate tax. If it was a graduate tax, all graduates, especially the ones that graduated before the turn of the century, who have the greatest salary uplift compared to their peers, would pay it.
No, uni education is very not free in the UK, and you pay for it with a student loan, and yes, you pay according to a salary threshold like it was a tax, and yes, outstanding debt is cancelled aver 30 years, but the interest rate got hiked by the Conservatives to prevent most ex students from paying it off early. Much better than the USA, but still very not free at all.
It’s not a graduate tax. If it was a graduate tax, all graduates, especially the ones that graduated before the turn of the century, who have the greatest salary uplift compared to their peers, would pay it.
No, uni education is very not free in the UK, and you pay for it with a student loan, and yes, you pay according to a salary threshold like it was a tax, and yes, outstanding debt is cancelled aver 30 years, but the interest rate got hiked by the Conservatives to prevent most ex students from paying it off early. Much better than the USA, but still very not free at all.