Full report: Bakers celebrate 'pasty tax' u-turn
High street bakers, including Newcastle-based Gregg's, have welcomed a government u-turn on plans for a 'pasty tax'. Hot baked snacks will now not automatically attract 20% VAT.
Our Business Correspondent Ben Chapman reports.
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