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tolien | 6 months ago

> (This occasionally leads to fun disputes; for instance see the famous Jaffa Cake court case, or the more recent determination by the Irish Supreme Court that Subway's bread was not bread.)

The FT's been having fun investigating whether Tesco's Birthday Cake or M&S's Strawberries and Cream sandwiches are subject to VAT. The answer seems to be no but maybe they should (although nobody cares, probably). Quality journalism at its best.

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rsynnott|6 months ago

That's Alphaville, the FT's fun side.

tolien|6 months ago

Indeed, and I'm all in favour of the whimsy!