date:May 17, 2012
rnments 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.
The proposed changes are in our opinion unworkable and would give rise to many new anomalies and further uncertainties.
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