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'Pasty Tax' condemned

George Osborne has outlined plans to stop VAT exemptions on hot food items from this October. Credit: ITV Westcountry

The Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow has condemned government proposals to introduce a pasty tax. In the budget, George Osborne outlined plans to stop VAT exemptions on hot food items from this October. Members of the party say it'll have a damaging effect on the county's economy.

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