§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide an estimate of the tax take on processed and packaged foods at (a) 5 per cent., (b) 18 per cent. and (c) 15 per cent. value added tax in a full year.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1984]: To impose VAT in the manner described by the hon. Member it would be necessary to prescribe in detail the processes and kinds of packaging that would bring a product within the scope of the tax. It is not clear what definition the hon. Member has in mind.