Anyway, the point of this post is that I need to share something with you. Something dire. Something that will change all of our lives in a huge way. There is your life before this, and your life from this point forward. Are you ready?
British court rules yes, Pringles are in fact chips
After appeal, three judges decide snack has enough potato to be taxable
LONDON - Pringles' tax status has been crunched by a trio of British judges.
The Court of Appeal judges decided Wednesday that the snack is a potato chip — and that means it's liable for Britain's Value Added Tax.
In Britain, most food isn't subject to the 15 percent national tax, but potato chips are.
A lower court had decided Pringles weren't chips and would remain exempt from tax. But the higher court judges disagreed. They said the snack contains "more than enough potato content" to be considered a chip.
A spokeswoman for Pringles' manufacturer Procter & Gamble Co. said the company has been paying the tax protectively and so does not owe the taxman.
******************Are you kidding me?! This makes news?! I have to give credit where credit is due - baby sis KK sent me the article - I read the title and spit water out all over myself. I know I have a twisted sense of humor, but I figured at least a few of you would find this humorous. And BTW, they're not chips - I saw a Food Network special on potato chips (!!!), and they're called potato crisps because they're made from dehydrated potato product. Anyone with taste buds will tell you that Pringles are NOT chips!
That's it!
ETA: Why on earth does England tax potato chips?
That's it!
ETA: Why on earth does England tax potato chips?
.......so.......in the case of fish and "chips," where the "chips" are actually fries....but they are called chips (because they just are).....and they are made out of potatoes.... would the "chips" be subject to taxing, but not the fish? And what constitutes a "chip?" There are tater tots out there who need to know! I'd stick to the donuts if I were you.
ReplyDeleteI don't know but now I'm hungry for fish & chips, so I'm going to make Gus get me Mc Donald's french fries on his way here! Eeeeeek!
ReplyDelete"ETA: Why on earth does England tax potato chips?"
ReplyDelete- - It's not much of a tax. It's really just small potatoes.
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To answer your title question: no! It is not a chip! It is a crisp!!! Chips you have with fish and malt vinegar served in newspaper!
ReplyDeleteBlimey!
Pringles always make me sick, there is something in them that is not in regular potato chips that really disagrees with my stomach.
ReplyDeleteBeing the nerd that I am I can answer your question about the tax. A lot of European countries (I remember Sweden has 25%) have a so-called "sin tax" - a sales tax on items that are bad for you. Even NYC is thinking of implementing one now that they're going broke!