Pasty tax u-turn 'shows that the Budget is in total crisis'
Shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie has said that the pasty tax u-turn is evidence that George Osborne's Budget is in 'a shambles'.
He said: "The whole of the budget is in total crisis and obviously the whole of the Treasury is having its competence questioned."
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke defends tax U-turns
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has defended the Government's tax U-turns, saying the changes came as a result of listening to taxpayers.
Pasty tax u-turn: What's hot and what's not
The Government has scrapped plans to implement 20% VAT on pasties and reduced the planned tax on static caravans to 5%
War of words over 'the pasty tax' continues
The Government continues to feel the heat over its decision to add VAT to hot takeaway baked goods, a move nicknamed "the pasty tax."