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| Lingerie firm Amoena wins mastectomy bra tax case | Lingerie firm Amoena wins mastectomy bra tax case |
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| Lingerie company Amoena has won a legal battle over tax on special bras worn by women who have had a mastectomy. | Lingerie company Amoena has won a legal battle over tax on special bras worn by women who have had a mastectomy. |
| The firm argued that such bras are not normal lingerie and should be exempt from European customs duty. | The firm argued that such bras are not normal lingerie and should be exempt from European customs duty. |
| Ruling in Amoena's favour, the Supreme Court agreed the bra should be classed as an "orthopaedic appliance", artificial body part or other appliance to "compensate" for disability. | Ruling in Amoena's favour, the Supreme Court agreed the bra should be classed as an "orthopaedic appliance", artificial body part or other appliance to "compensate" for disability. |
| The ruling means the 6.5% customs duty will not be payable on the Carmen bra. | The ruling means the 6.5% customs duty will not be payable on the Carmen bra. |
| It overturns an earlier Court of Appeal decision in Amoena's legal fight against HM Revenue and Customs. | It overturns an earlier Court of Appeal decision in Amoena's legal fight against HM Revenue and Customs. |
| The latest decision, by five Supreme Court justices, comes after legal arguments at a hearing in London last month. | The latest decision, by five Supreme Court justices, comes after legal arguments at a hearing in London last month. |
| Their ruling states: "By holding the breast form in place, the bra enables it to perform its function. | Their ruling states: "By holding the breast form in place, the bra enables it to perform its function. |
| "The bra thus 'performs a particular service relative to the main function' of the breast form." | "The bra thus 'performs a particular service relative to the main function' of the breast form." |
| A mastectomy - an operation to remove a breast - is used to treat breast cancer. | |
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