Outlining Britain’s annual budget last week, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne added previously tax-free treats such as pasties, sausage rolls and meat pies to the list of hot take-away food and meals bought from hamburger outlets and restaurants that are subject to the 20% value added tax imposed on most retail products and services.
Taxing meat pies? Oh, the humanity!
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