BATs free to pursue tax rebates back to 1973

British American Tobacco (BATs), the principal test claimant in a court action against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), is busy trying to decode the Supreme Court's judgement in the case but it looks like the group will be able to put in claims for tax rebates dating back to 1973.

British American Tobacco (BATs), the principal test claimant in a court action against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), is busy trying to decode the Supreme Court's judgement in the case but it looks like the group will be able to put in claims for tax rebates dating back to 1973.

Admitting that the 190-page judgement is complex, BATs said it will be enlisting the aid of its learned friends from the legal community to decide on its future course of action in its spat with HMRC.

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