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Hot food tax turns chicken sales cold

Zoom in font  Zoom out font Published: 2013-03-12  Authour: Mike Stones  Views: 18
Core Tip: Sales of rotisserie chicken have fallen by 18% since the government introduced VAT on hot foods last October, according to the British Poultry Council (BPC).
chickenBefore VAT was levied on October 1 2012, about 40M rotisserie chickens were sold in the UK each year. But in the 23 weeks since its introduction sales fell by about 18%, with 3.2M fewer chickens being sold over the period.

The 20% tax boosted the average price of a hot large plain chicken from £4.65 to £5.55. The hike resulted in supermarkets selling about 138,000 fewer rotisserie chickens each week or around 7.2M fewer a year.

 
 
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