Fraser Nelson Fraser Nelson

How did it all get so complicated?

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Further to Pete’s blog on the new rules about pasties and VAT, the below graphic from today’s City AM sums it up perfectly. It does, of course, make the case for tax simplification — which is what George Osborne was trying to do in the first place.

 Hat-tip: Juliet Samuel

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