2025: Celebrity Traitors, Trump’s Tariffs, and the Year Tax Law Got Even Weirder

• In 2025, UK politics saw Starmer and Reeves wavering on tax promises, drawing satirical comparisons to reality TV betrayals.
• Donald Trump imposed unusual tariffs, including on a penguin-populated island, and withdrew the US from the OECD global tax deal, disrupting international tax cooperation.
• Key UK tax cases included ScottishPower (on penalty payments’ deductibility), Global By Nature (on VAT for vegan supplements), and Gourmet Classic Foods (on VAT for cooking alcohol).
• The Supreme Court ruled on the UK-Canada tax treaty in Royal Bank of Canada, with notable judicial disagreement.
• The Court of Appeal considered whether Mega Marshmallows are a zero-rated food ingredient or standard-rated confectionery, remitting the case for further review.

Source: slaughterandmay.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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