Posted on 10/02/2020 12:53:34 PM PDT by be-baw
LONDON -- Ireland’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling declaring that for the purposes of tax law, the bread served in Subway's hot sandwiches does not actually meet the legal definition of “bread” because of its sugar content and is rather a "confectionary or fancy baked good."
The case was brought before the court by Subway franchisee Bookfinders Ltd. which claimed that the bread Subway served qualified as a “staple food,” which, in Ireland, means that the bread would be exempt from value-added tax (VAT), thereby saving Subway money.
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In related news, it was ruled that Budweiser is “not a real beer.”
So add some more sugar and call it a doughnut. NOW it’s a staple food!
This is Supreme Court material?
Courts have gone Insane EVERYWHERE
Imagine a Subway sandwich made with Irish soda bread.
I think the result in this case has more to do with the government’s desire to keep Subway’s taxes high than it has to do with Subway’s bread.
Heh! So true!
Yeah, I agree. If I want good bread I go to Breadsmith, a bakery franchise that makes real, terrific bread. It costs $5+ per loaf.
I bought a bread machine and only made one loaf so far. It didn’t turn out well, I think because I measured the flour incorrectly. I just stuck in a measuring cup and dumped it in the mixture. I guess you’re supposed to spoon it out or something. I read the best way to measure flour in recipes is to weigh the prescribed amount.
10% sugar?
Is there anything not totally corrupted to do with the USA?
With no sugar but all the value. Count me in!
Sounds like Ireland is going back to the Feudalism of the Middle Ages with the bread tax of Manor Life.
I’ll drink to that!...................but not a BUD!.................
They only tackle the important cases...................
That's for damn sure!
Absolutely. And tomatoes are vegetables, not fruit, for tax purposes.
This is Ireland. Make the bread out of Guiness and po-tah-Ta!
Budwieser, lol now that is TRUTH!!!
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