Roasted! Morrisons loses £17m VAT battle over rotisserie chickens
High court rules whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to standard 20% tax rate for hot foodBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK supermarket chain Morrisons faces a £17m tax bill after losing a lengthy court battle against HMRC over the charging of value added tax (VAT) on rotisserie...
<p>High court rules whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to standard 20% tax rate for hot food</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/dec/16/uk-jobs-market-unemployment-rises-wage-growth-slows-us-payrolls-economics-business-live-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The UK supermarket chain Morrisons faces a £17m tax bill after losing a lengthy court battle against HMRC over the charging of value added tax (VAT) on rotisserie chicken.</p><p><a href="https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFTT/TC/2025/TC09722.pdf">The high court has ruled</a> that whole cooked cool-down chickens should be subject to the standard 20% VAT rate for hot food.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/16/morrisons-loses-vat-rotisserie-chickens-high-court-tax-rate">Continue reading...</a>
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