Chancellor takes Greggs’ advice on pasty tax
Chancellor George Osborne has heeded the advice of high street baker Greggs and others and scrapped plans to charge VAT on some hot pasties, pies and sausage rolls.
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Pasty tax u-turn – in media quotes
Chancellor George Osborne’s surprise u-turn on plans to charge VAT on some hot pasties, pies and sausage rolls has received widespread press coverage. Here’s how the national media – newspapers, TV and radio – have reported the news.
New pie manufacturing facility to create 20+ jobs
Gloucestershire homemade pie manufacturer Mad About Pies plans to set up a second manufacturing facility in the Forest of Dean, which will create at least 20 new jobs.