Why is warm food considered to be a luxury?

[Radomu]

:confused:I sometimes see some businesses advertising or displaying that they serve 'warm food' or 'hot food'. When Clegg passed the free school meals, he put extra emphasis on the fact that they will get 'hot meal', as if the 'hot' part made it special. I also recently learned that cold food is not subject to the VAT, but warm food is. (please correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we divide warm and cold meals as if they are of different tiers, and the fact that we as a nation of incredible wealth treat warm meals as if they are something of greater value?

Edited May 2, 2015 by Radomu

[Anna B]

:confused:I sometimes see some businesses advertising or displaying that they serve 'warm food' or 'hot food'. When Clegg passed the free school meals for disadvantaged school districts, he put extra emphasis on the fact that they will get 'hot meal', as if the 'hot' part made it special. I also recently learned that cold food is not subject to the VAT, but warm food is. (please correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we divide warm and cold meals as if they are of different tiers, and the fact that we as a nation of incredible wealth treat warm meals as if they are something of greater value?

 

Our whole approach to tax is ridiculous.

 

They couldn't make it more difficult if they tried, which is why they need an army of people to administer it, costing a fortune, and still certain sections of society are able to flout the law with impunity. It's also why we have this disconnect between avoiding and evading tax, and what is moral and what is legal. I'm sure people on here could quote many other stupid examples...

 

The whole system is a total mess.

[loraward]

:confused:I sometimes see some businesses advertising or displaying that they serve 'warm food' or 'hot food'. When Clegg passed the free school meals for disadvantaged school districts, he put extra emphasis on the fact that they will get 'hot meal', as if the 'hot' part made it special. I also recently learned that cold food is not subject to the VAT, but warm food is. (please correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we divide warm and cold meals as if they are of different tiers, and the fact that we as a nation of incredible wealth treat warm meals as if they are something of greater value?

 

I couldn't think of anything worse than an hot salad.

[poppet2]

I dont pay any extra for my hot bread when it comes straight out the oven onto the supermarket shelves. Although I may pay in other respects, ie. indigestion.

Edited April 29, 2015 by poppet2

[El Cid]

 

When Clegg passed the free school meals for disadvantaged school districts, he put extra emphasis on the fact that they will get 'hot meal'.

 

I also recently learned that cold food is not subject to the VAT, but warm food is. (please correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we divide warm and cold meals as if they are of different tiers.

 

Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have made sure that from September 2014 every child in infant school in England will get free school meals, saving families around £437 a year per child, not just the poor. Ending, in a small way, a poverty trap of just benefits for the poor.

 

I think layered taxes are good, basic items should be tax free.

[-Boomer-]

So they can tax it?

[Berberis]

I don't think anyone has ever called food "luxury" just because its hot. Hot food is generally better though, but that's all. The only time I have ever heard anyone say anything like "Oooh hot food" is on tv dramas based in pre Victorian era.

[geared]

I also recently learned that cold food is not subject to the VAT, but warm food is. (please correct me if I'm wrong here)

 

Wasn't that law changed abandoned in the end??

 

It was the pasty tax right??

[El Cid]

I don't think anyone has ever called food "luxury" just because its hot.

 

Hot food is usually prepared as well, its not just raw food bunged in the microwave.

[Berberis]

Wasn't that law changed abandoned in the end??

 

It was the pasty tax right??

 

I think so. Certainly in Greggs you are asked if you eat in or out for VAT charging. This does then make me wonder how the likes of McDonalds do it as they charge the same for both eat in or take away. I doubt they are underpaying their VAT so are we over paying VAT through them?