The Oggie Man had until that time offered his oggies (pasties) to sailors returning from sea, or from shore leave, from a box at the Albert Gate of the dock.
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Despite the resolution of the 2012 "Pasty tax" matter, the BBC has reported that some Cornish Pasty Association members are still unsure whether Value Added Tax applies to their baked goods.
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The Cornish Pasty Association is a British trade association, based in Cornwall.
Michael John "Pasty" Harris (born May 25, 1944, in St Just in Roseland, Cornwall) is an English cricketer who played for various first class cricket teams.
Pasty tax was a popular phrase used by the British press to describe a proposal made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP George Osborne, in the 2012 United Kingdom budget to simplify the tax treatment of “hot takeaway food” so that Value Added Tax (VAT) would be charged at 20% in all cases.
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The Prime Minister David Cameron later said that he had recently eaten a Cornish pasty at Leeds railway station "and that it was very good".
The cricketer Michael Harris (known as "Pasty" Harris) also came from the parish.