In this morning’s City AM they help answer the lunchtime conundrum of what to have for lunch. Some of us like our hot food but what do we pay VAT on? Please read below and all shall be revealed…

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There’s a glaring gap in the flow chart. When I buy a pasty from a bakers I ask for it hot (heated in a microwave) to takeout. Do I pay VAT? And what if it was not long out of the oven but needed a bit of heating? What if I was a VAT inspector on holiday with 8 hungry kids?