imho (as someone who used to have a company selling something now illegal in the UK, but which we pushed to gain a VAT ruling for..) — I suspect they're doing t

imho (as someone who used to have a company selling something now illegal in the UK, but which we pushed to gain a VAT ruling for..) — I suspect they're doing this less to 'be nice', rather that attributing Bitcoin (or anything else) a specific VAT status implies a tacit acceptance (read: support) of its existence by the state. This way they can continue to sit on the fence, safe in the knowledge that they can tax any profits made within existing the system, but can wash their hands if and when it all goes tits up.