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jaffa cake, is it a cake or a biscuit?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Definiteky a cake, it's been proved in a court of law.  "
Yep definately a cake. This is so sad that I know this but they don't charge VAT on it because it's a cake but they would have to if it was a biscuit  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"ah what about Ginger Nuts----never a nut to be seen in sight  "
i have gingernuts but i like the term 'fanta skants' better
il say a Jaffa is more of a bake than a biscuit or a cake  xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Definiteky a cake, it's been proved in a court of law.
Yep definately a cake. This is so sad that I know this but they don't charge VAT on it because it's a cake but they would have to if it was a biscuit "
Yeah it is sad lol, unfortunately it's the first thing I thought myself lol
Zero rated or exempt though? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Heard the VAT bit before but why did it get through? Maybe because Sir Hector Laing Chair of United Biscuits who owned McVities was a close pal of Maggie Thatcher and donated to the Tories at the time? Just a wee guess |
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By *b430Man
over a year ago
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"Definiteky a cake, it's been proved in a court of law.
Yep definately a cake. This is so sad that I know this but they don't charge VAT on it because it's a cake but they would have to if it was a biscuit
Yeah it is sad lol, unfortunately it's the first thing I thought myself lol
Zero rated or exempt though?"
They are zero rated. The Government can then easily increase the VAT on cakes from zero % to any percentage if they so wish, if they were exempt then it is harder and a longer process for them to be able to do.
And to answer the point on how they managed to get them classified as cakes; they made a big version of a jaffa cake and proved that it went hard when stale, if it was a biscuit then it would have went soft instead! |
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