Business and Other Briefings
FSA: The Food Standards Agency is asking food businesses for comments on new EU proposals to reduce levels of three colours in food & drinks. The colours are quinoline yellow, sunset yellow and ponceau 4R.
Please send comments to the Agency’s food additives team by email: foodadditives@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk. To take account of your comments in European discussions they need to hear from you by 29 October 2010.
This Brief outlines HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) policy in relation to VAT: "Italian Republic" claims for overpaid VAT - partial exemption implications of the ECJ decision in Nordania Finans.
This brief announces a change of practice by HMRC that extends share loss relief to subscriptions by joint owners and nominees.
