- The case concerned whether Morrison’s cool-down rotisserie chickens (CDRCs) were zero-rated or standard-rated for VAT, focusing on five statutory tests for “hot food.”
- The Tribunal found CDRCs were not heated for hot consumption and not marketed as hot, but they were kept hot and supplied in heat-retentive packaging.
- Specialized chicken bags were found to significantly retain heat and were the result of a meaningful design process.
- Only one test needs to be met for standard-rating; thus, CDRCs were standard-rated due to packaging and heat retention, regardless of Morrison’s intentions.
- Morrison’s legitimate expectation claim was rejected due to lack of clear HMRC ruling and nondisclosure of key facts.
Source: bailii.org
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