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Post by fretslider on Apr 1, 2012 5:54:06 GMT -5
The Government is planning to mitigate the damage caused by adding VAT to pasties by introducing a new ‘green’ tax on chilled champagne. A Green Paper leaked today proposes a ‘Thermal Reduction Initiative (Champagne)’ that would add a nine per cent duty to all chilled champagne sold in public places.
According to the Government, some establishments in the City of London, and in Alderley Edge, the Cheshire village infamous as a playground for footballers’ wives, use as much energy chilling champagne in a single evening as a medium-size hospital expends on light and heating. Serving warm champagne, says No 10, is good for the environment. The TRIC attack on champagne drinkers could be seen as a political manoeuvre to counter angry concerns that the ‘pasty tax’ was an upper-class assault on a working-class snack.
All in it together?
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Post by maggie on Apr 1, 2012 8:19:49 GMT -5
Sure it's not an April fool joke? Can't see them taxing chilled champers.
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Post by markindurham on Apr 1, 2012 9:40:29 GMT -5
The Government is planning to mitigate the damage caused by adding VAT to pasties by introducing a new ‘green’ tax on chilled champagne. A Green Paper leaked today proposes a ‘Thermal Reduction Initiative (Champagne)’ that would add a nine per cent duty to all chilled champagne sold in public places. According to the Government, some establishments in the City of London, and in Alderley Edge, the Cheshire village infamous as a playground for footballers’ wives, use as much energy chilling champagne in a single evening as a medium-size hospital expends on light and heating. Serving warm champagne, says No 10, is good for the environment. The TRIC attack on champagne drinkers could be seen as a political manoeuvre to counter angry concerns that the ‘pasty tax’ was an upper-class assault on a working-class snack. All in it together? April Fool!!!!!
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Post by fretslider on Apr 1, 2012 10:01:26 GMT -5
The Government is planning to mitigate the damage caused by adding VAT to pasties by introducing a new ‘green’ tax on chilled champagne. A Green Paper leaked today proposes a ‘Thermal Reduction Initiative (Champagne)’ that would add a nine per cent duty to all chilled champagne sold in public places. According to the Government, some establishments in the City of London, and in Alderley Edge, the Cheshire village infamous as a playground for footballers’ wives, use as much energy chilling champagne in a single evening as a medium-size hospital expends on light and heating. Serving warm champagne, says No 10, is good for the environment. The TRIC attack on champagne drinkers could be seen as a political manoeuvre to counter angry concerns that the ‘pasty tax’ was an upper-class assault on a working-class snack. All in it together? April Fool!!!!! Well spotted!
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Post by beth on Apr 2, 2012 0:51:52 GMT -5
To me, it had the same merit as taxing warm pasties.
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