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Subway sandwiches so sugary they can't legally be called bread in Ireland, court rules

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sandwiches are too sugary to be classed as bread in Ireland, its Supreme Court has ruled. Judges found products such as the Meatball Marinara had a sugar content that was 10% of the weight of the flour used in the dough.This meant the Subway sandwiches did not meet the statutory definition of bread under the Value-Added Tax Act 1972.The decision means the fast food chain's franchisees can't claim back VAT on the heated takeaway snacks.Ireland's legal definition of bread says the weight of ingredients such as sugar, fat and bread improver shall not exceed 2% of the weight of flour in the dough.The panel of five judges thus ruled that they legally cannot be deemed a "staple food" and attract a zero VAT rate.Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell said the.

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