date:Sep 19, 2012
The new tax, which is due to come into effect on October 1, is a result of the governments controversial plan to introduce VAT on food that is sold hot, classifying it as takeaway food.
After an outcry over the price increase this would cause for freshly cooked pasties and pies, the plans were amended so that hot food left on the shelf to cool down would have a 0% VAT rate.
But, this will not affect rotisserie chickens which, for food safety reasons, cannot be left to cool down in the same way