The UK Government has reversed its decision to impose a so-called ‘pasty tax’ – a tax on hot savoury snacks such as pasties, pies and sausage rolls. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP George Osborne confirmed the change in policy in a letter to the Chairman on the Treasury Select Committee on Monday 28th May. The ‘pasty tax’, put out for consultation alongside the UK Government Budget in March 2012, would have affected any business selling “food... ...Read more »