Orange juice is zero rated. Lemon juice is zero rated. Mix them, and the product is standard rated.
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Scottish snowballs VAT free, but if you buy Swedish snowballs, they are standard rated.
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If you buy a hamster or gerbil in a pet shop, you will pay tax on it but if you buy a rabbit, it will be VAT free.
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Salted nuts are standard rated, but packets of nuts which are still in their shells are VAT free.
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All alcoholic drinks are always standard rated. Alcohol-free beer and wines are similarly subject to VAT.
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Around 50% of businesses do not recover VAT incurred overseas and there is an estimated $5 billion not reclaimed each year.
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Energy saving: Insulation, solar panels, wind turbines, wood-fuelled boilers and air-source heat pumps are subject to a reduced rate of VAT at 5%, but the installation of secondary or double glazing is at the standard rate of 20%.
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Crisps – spot the difference: Doritos, Monster Munch, Wotsits and poppadums are standard rated, however Pringles, Skips and Twiglets, are VAT free.
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In Italy, coffee substitutes are subject to a reduced VAT rate of 10%. But bizarrely, regular coffee is subject to the standard VAT rate of 22%.
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Kangaroo steak is sold as food in shops – food is zero-rated, but the sale of live kangaroos is standard rated.