date:May 30, 2012
on baked foods fresh from the oven would be unworkable.
Unworkable
What we cannot support is the governments current proposal to extend the standard rate of VAT to freshly baked food, where there is no attempt to keep it hot and which is not designed to be kept hot,said Netherton.
A simpler solution for the government and consumers would be to charge VAT on all food kept hot for sale in a heated environment after cooking, all food re-heated to order and all food supplied in heat-retaining pac