From the BBC:
Downing Street has dismissed claims it caused "panic" over the threatened imposition of VAT on hot pasties by urging Greggs customers to make "contingency plans" such as filling up.
Labour described the comments as the "height of irresponsibility" for giving the impression people should panic buy. But No 10 said it had alerted customers to the consultation period in "a calm-headed and sensible way".
The civil contingencies committee Cobra* will meet later to discuss plans in the event of a strike by angy bakers.
* Sigh. 'Cobra' is the name of the room in which they meet (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A). The committee itself is just the 'Civil Contingencies Committee'.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
"VAT on pasties threat: No 10 denies causing panic"
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3 comments:
Not sure there's much value added by warming them up (that's not included in VAT on ovens, "green" levys on electricity and gas etc).
Of course the whole of VAT is silly. Just scrap it and put 20% on income taxes ;)
SB, it wouldn't require 20% on income tax, 8% would cover it.
It was a "modest proposal".
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