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Jaffa Cake..Cake or Biscuit?
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over a year ago
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"It was proven in court it is a cake, the tax man wanted to tax them as biscuits and they made an 8 inch version to prove it was cake."
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"It was proven in court it is a cake, the tax man wanted to tax them as biscuits and they made an 8 inch version to prove it was cake.
i never knew this!"
Yep. All true.
Biscuits are subject to VAT, but cakes aren’t… so HMRC took McVities to court on the grounds that they were sized and sold in packets similar to biscuits so therefore should be treated as such… |
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"It was proven in court it is a cake, the tax man wanted to tax them as biscuits and they made an 8 inch version to prove it was cake."
Crap. Now I'll forever refer to my penis as being my "biscuit". |
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"It was proven in court it is a cake, the tax man wanted to tax them as biscuits and they made an 8 inch version to prove it was cake.
Crap. Now I'll forever refer to my penis as being my "biscuit"."
Don't tell everyone or they'll want to dunk it then have a nibble |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's a biscuit. Hence why it's found in the biscuit aisle. And why would you then need the Jaffa Cake Bar which is a cake/bun?"
My logic too....if it's on the biscuit aisle it's a biscuit. Also they are put in biscuit jars. |
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"It's a biscuit. Hence why it's found in the biscuit aisle. And why would you then need the Jaffa Cake Bar which is a cake/bun?
My logic too....if it's on the biscuit aisle it's a biscuit. Also they are put in biscuit jars."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's what they do when they go stale. Cakes go hard, biscuits go soft. As stale Jaffa cakes are as hard as nails I think that speaks for itself. "
could definitely deal some damage with a stale jaffa cake |
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"Jaffa "Cake"
So begs question why the superstores stock item in "biscuit" isle & not cakes and pa patisserie  "
. Because they identify as biscuits. Also a Jaffa is an orange, so are other flavoured ones such as lime/lemon strawberry etc still called Jaffa cakes... it defies logic |
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"It was proven in court it is a cake, the tax man wanted to tax them as biscuits and they made an 8 inch version to prove it was cake."
The missing and really sad context is that chocolate coated biscuits are considered a luxury item (I assume plain are essential foods) and are charged VAT, whereas chocolate coated cakes are not.
Hence the reason it went to court..they made a bit one. They also argued a key point is that cakes go hard when stale whereas biscuits go soft.
Right....I assume youve all now cum...so my work here is done. |
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By (user no longer on site) 22 weeks ago
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"Unsettled argument since days began
It’s a cake surely because cakes go hard when left and biscuits go soft?? I stand my ground on this argument "
It is in the biscuit section |
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