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What is the difference between a cake and a biscuit?
Everyone at work is talking Jaffa cakes and saying they are called cakes get out of paying tax, however I would call them a cake not a biscuit anyway! Help?
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The difference which McVities used to prove that Jaffa Cakes are indeed cakes is that:-
Cakes go hard when they are stale.
Biscuits go soft when they are stale.
Jaffa Cakes go hard, therefore McVities successfully claimed that they are cakes (they baked a huge Jaffa cake to prove the point).
The difference is important for tax reasons.
Cakes do not attract VAT.
The alternative classification "a chocolate covered biscuit" is classed as a luxury food item and does attract VAT.
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Brilliant, thanks for the answer it was well rounded (unlike my Jaffa cakes which are well eaten now!)