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Hello, this is the Webbox Podcast.

I'm Matt Chawley, bringing you the best of my times ready show.

You can listen Monday to Friday, 10 to 1, on your DAB radio, on your smart speaker, or on the times radio app.

But maybe that's where you'll listen to the podcast, because you can get all of the times podcasts on the times radio app.

Right, coming up on today's episode, that's life. That's what all the people say.

We are taking a look at 50 years of VAT, and why, basically, since its introduction, it's caused headaches for politicians.

Why has it been so taxing from pasties to caravans, tampons, to energy bills?

We'll bring you the potted history of VAT at some of the highs and lows.

And whether or not, actually, we need it at all.

So that's coming up in just a moment.

So, let's kick off for the columnists.

Manveen Rarner, and someone called Matthew, on times radio.

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