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Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Find out what VAT should be charged on supplies of fuel and power if you're a supplier or a user.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
IST is a national sampling scheme based on the British Standard BS 6002-1:1993 (sampling procedures for inspection by variables).
Estimates of non-gas, non-electricity and non-road transport energy consumption in the UK at a regional and local authority level.
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