15.09.2012

On 1 October, current government proposals to add VAT to the sale of whole rotisserie chickens will come into force. The British Poultry Council (BPC) believe this is an unfair tax that will hit budget conscious shoppers who use rotisserie chickens in their family meals.
The tax will be introduced through proposals unveiled in the March budget to add VAT to all food that is sold hot, classifying it as a take-away food.
This chicken tax will take £34m out of the shoppers wanting to buy British chicken freshly cooked in-store. Sales lost could be as much as £17m or around four million birds a year.