Ireland's Supreme Court has ruled that Subway sandwiches are too sugary to be classed as 'bread' and therefore are not liable for tax exemption. The court ruled on Tuesday that the sandwiches could not be categorised as a staple food, which would come with a zero VAT rate, rejecting a Subway franchise's arguments that it was not liable for tax on some of its takeaway products. Bookfinders claimed that it was owed a refund after the sandwiches were taxed at 9.2 per cent when, it argued, the rate should have been zero. The company lost an appeal at the High Court and the Court of Appeal before the Supreme Court agreed to hear a further appeal. Mr Justice O’Donnell dismissed the appeal in a judgment on Tuesday, while also admitting that the Bookfinders arguments were 'ingenious'.

Source: Daily Mail September 30, 2020 17:35 UTC