I think this is an excellent policy, and a long time coming. This is done overseas with good effect. While I don’t think it’s a magic bullet, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

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      1 year ago

      So because of one edgecase that we could simply learn from, you want to throw out the whole idea?

      This country has a real problem of “if the solution isn’t perfect don’t do anything at all”.

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        I’m going to be honest with you here, you’re coming across as a bit dense with that comment.

        Obviously this is just one example, but there will doubtless be others. Is a coleslaw fruit and veg, or a processed food, for example? What if it includes dressing?

        I used the Jaffa cakes thing as an example because it’s so famous, and also quite funny.

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          I think it is pretty clear and simple, based on what I’ve seen so far. Coleslaw is processed and mixed, thus not exempt regardless of dressing. Frozen vegi mix is exempt as simply freezing does not constitute processing according to the policy.

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            Frozen vegi mix is exempt as simply freezing does not constitute processing

            What about ones that contain corn? That has to be mechanically stripped from the cob. Or what about green beans? They need to be trimmed to size.

            Does that not count as processing?

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              Neither of those cases count as processed as per Labour’s release to my understanding.

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                How could a reasonable person not consider that processed? In the corn example, it’s completely different from it’s original form.

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                  It doesn’t matter what you or I consider processed, only how it is defined by the legislation. If it defines it as unprocessed, then it is for the purposes of being zero-rated.