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UIN 43991

Food: Waste Disposal

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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6 May 2020

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15 May 2020 · Answer

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15 May 2020

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether food and drink wholesalers are eligible to claim tax relief on food they dispose of as a result of it passing its use by or best before date as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

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  1. 6 May 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether food and drink wholesalers are eligible to claim tax relief on food they dispose of as a result of it passing its use by or best before date as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 May 2020

    Answer

    Businesses include the costs of purchases, which depending on the trade may include perishable goods, in their calculation of trading profits and achieve tax relief in this way. This is regardless of whether the goods are sold or disposed of as a result o...

    Source: Written answer

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