SNP to scrap music tuition fees in schools
The SNP has announced plans to scrap music tuition fees in schools (PA)
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The SNP will eliminate fees for learning a musical instrument in schools, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced.
The party said it will, if re-elected on May 6, invest £18 million in the project to ensure poor children have the same opportunities as their more well off counterparts.
The current system is run by local councils, despite entreaties from the Scottish Government in recent years to drop the charges.