When is a crisp not a crisp?
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The makers of Pringles were yesterday celebrating a High Court ruling that the snack is not a crisp. Mr Justice Warren's judgment means that, unlike regular crisp-makers, Pringles manufacturer Proctor & Gamble is exempt from paying VAT on its sna ADVERTISEMENT Click here to find out more! ck. The firm had successfully challenged the ruling of a VAT tribunal that Pringles should be standard-rated at 17.5 per cent as the product fell within the definition of "potato crisps, potato sticks, potato puffs and similar products made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch". Saved By: Mike Power | View Details | Give Thanks
The makers of Pringles were yesterday celebrating a High Court ruling that the snack is not a crisp. Mr Justice Warren's judgment means that, unlike regular crisp-makers, Pringles manufacturer Proctor & Gamble is exempt from paying VAT on its sna ADVERTISEMENT Click here to find out more! ck. The firm had successfully challenged the ruling of a VAT tribunal that Pringles should be standard-rated at 17.5 per cent as the product fell within the definition of "potato crisps, potato sticks, potato puffs and similar products made from the potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch". Saved By: Mike Power | View Details | Give Thanks
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"Each time I log on I have 28 friend requests," says Hugh MacLeod, looking at his computer screen. "I don't go around looking for friends, but it seems kind of rude to say no to somebody." From his home in Cumbria, the cartoonist and blogger manages a mini-empire of relationships through Facebook, the hugely popular social networking site. He has more than 1,200 virtual friends, with dozens of new requests every time he switches on the site, making him probably the most popular Facebook user - and by extension the biggest social networker - in Britain. "It's very useful," he says. "Instead of talking to six people around a coffee table, I'm talking to thousands." Saved By: Mike Power | View Details | Give Thanks
"Each time I log on I have 28 friend requests," says Hugh MacLeod, looking at his computer screen. "I don't go around looking for friends, but it seems kind of rude to say no to somebody." From his home in Cumbria, the cartoonist and blogger manages a mini-empire of relationships through Facebook, the hugely popular social networking site. He has more than 1,200 virtual friends, with dozens of new requests every time he switches on the site, making him probably the most popular Facebook user - and by extension the biggest social networker - in Britain. "It's very useful," he says. "Instead of talking to six people around a coffee table, I'm talking to thousands." Saved By: Mike Power | View Details | Give Thanks
