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I'm tempted to say .........................
"Oh Crumbs" - but that would infer a biscuit!
On a serious note, our system of taxation has become one of the most complicated and, in cases such as this the most costly and inefficient.
A similar case, referred to Marks and Spencer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7340101.stm
To add to the complication, on a regional basis, just down the road from me, in Barnsley, they refer to a "breadcake", for making sandwiches, as a tea-cake!
Tired out already and it's only 8.20am.
Teacake
To add to the complication, on a regional basis, just down the road from me, in Barnsley, they refer to a "breadcake", for making sandwiches, as a tea-cake!
Once visited Nottingham and stopped off for a sandwich. After reassuring the person in the cafe that I wanted my bacon and egg in a teacake, I was suprised that it came out in a current teacake! Apparently they call teacakes, balmcakes?
Oops
Once visited Nottingham and stopped off for a sandwich. After reassuring the person in the cafe that I wanted my bacon and egg in a teacake, I was suprised that it came out in a current teacake! Apparently they call teacakes, balmcakes?
I think you mean currant not current. And it's a barmcake not a balmcake.
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Once visited Nottingham and stopped off for a sandwich. After reassuring the person in the cafe that I wanted my bacon and egg in a teacake, I was suprised that it came out in a current teacake! Apparently they call teacakes, balmcakes?I think you mean currant not current. And it's a barmcake not a balmcake.
Indeed currant.
I presume its spelt barm, short for barmy?
@mrme89
Barm is the frothy scum that forms on the top of beer as it is fermenting. Barmcakes used to be made with the barm instead of normal yeast.
The OED links barmy with barm so you're not far off!
Current Buns
it came out in a current teacake! Apparently they call teacakes, balmcakes?I think you mean currant not current.
He might have meant current. I would certainly prefer a current bun to an out-of-date one.
Teacakes
Whereas if you asked for a teacake in Ireland (or Scotland perhaps), this is what you'd get...
Funny, eh?
Tunnocks snowballs are cakes
Hi
Whenever you go for high tea in hotels and many tea places in Glasgow which I and my friends do a lot. When Tunnocks snowballs are served in high tea then they are served as cakes on the 1st tier. the desert items on 2nd including scones with Cream and hot Jam. Savoury the bottom tier.
This is the right decision they are never served up as biscuits I am surprised the HMRC let it go this far.
After all that I wish I could go for a high tea now.
A vote winner!
Should help garner votes for the No campaign! We need sensible tribunal decisions like this, I would hate to lose the Scottish tribunal decisions in future UK/GB VAT matters!!
Snowballs
I was counsel for Tunnocks / Lees - only case I've had in which I've asked the judges to eat the evidence - at least, so far...
Tribunal rules Scottish snowballs are VAT free. Hurrah! At last!
I didn't even know what they were. Either I don't get out much or there's a lot of taxpayer's money being wasted.
Snowballs and all that
Congratulations on success at the FTT, Philip. Who knows .... if HMRC seek leave to appeal, the prospect of a 20% price hike may be enough to tip the balance on 18 September. The future of Scotland is in your hands. Unwrap it carefully!
Why?
I just don't understand why the VAT position on a product that has been sold since the 30's and certainly since 1973 is unclear? But presumably the companies sold everything to wholesalers plus VAT and so would have to pay back any VAT overpaid to HMRC? Or is there an argument that the price was market based and the supplier suffered? Whatever, there is always surely a case here where output tax has been paid over and also recovered? Isn't the retailer in a better position to reclaim VAT?
Am I missing something?