- Morrisons must pay £17 million after losing a VAT dispute with HMRC over rotisserie chickens.
- The High Court ruled that Morrisons’ whole cooked ‘cool-down’ chickens are subject to the standard 20% VAT for hot food.
- The case stems from the 2012 ‘pasty tax’ which imposed VAT on hot takeaway food.
- Morrisons argued their chickens should be exempt as they are often eaten cold, but the court disagreed due to the product’s temperature and packaging.
- Morrisons declined to comment on the court’s decision.
Source: thisismoney.co.uk
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