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Normally the rules are pretty good but there are some cracks. Google Jaffa Cakes and VAT... TLDR cake is a basic food whilst chocolate biscuits (cookies to Am
by gdfasfklshg4 7y ago
Normally the rules are pretty good but there are some cracks.
Google Jaffa Cakes and VAT...
TLDR cake is a basic food whilst chocolate biscuits (cookies to Americans) are luxuries.
- tialaramex 7y agoSure, there are bound to be edge cases. If you're a big or tall 15 year old boy chances are your clothes are taxable because they're the same clothes as an adult and those are taxed. But if you're a petite woman you may rarely pay tax on clothes because you're fitting in stuff that was targeting a typical 15 year old girl.
- weberc2 7y agoWhy is cake a basic food but not cookies? Does cake mean something different in the UK?
- frobozz 7y agoBiscuits are basic, but chocolate biscuits are luxury. Chocolate cakes are basic. Cake is a made up drug.
- gdfasfklshg4 7y ago> Cake is a made up drug. I know that I am not supposed to comment on upvotes but I wish I could upvote this more than once. The world needs more of this series.
- gdfasfklshg4 7y agoEvery child deserves a birthday cake... Every married couple deserve a wedding cake... We use cake to celebrate important life events that every member of society has the right to enjoy.
- weberc2 7y agoAh, thank you for the explanation!