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South China Morning Post
26-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Why the best Wagyu beef is from Okinawa, according to this Japanese teppanyaki chef
The best Wagyu beef, known for its marbling of fat, is said to come from Miyazaki and Kobe in Japan. There is also Australian Wagyu. Some Wagyu cattle breeds are held in higher prestige than others and have a corresponding price point – but is there really a difference in taste? It is Japan's first branded Wagyu beef produced solely by calf breeders, a break with tradition; usually breeders sell their calves to cattle-fattening farms who raise them for slaughter. The lobby of the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, nestled in jungle with wide sea views. Photo: InterContinental Danang Yaeyama Kyori Beef's female calves, born from Tajima bloodlines, one of three Japanese black cattle bloodlines, are raised on pastures fed by mineral-rich waters that are lush year round and fattened to produce meat with exceptional marbling and flavour.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vicar's church works funding plea after new VAT cap
A vicar has issued a plea for help after she said changes to a government grant scheme had caused "uncertainty" over the future of her church. St Mary's Banbury is a 200-year-old listed building in need of roof repairs, updates to lighting and sound systems, and new kitchen facilities to make it more profitable in the community. The Reverend Serena Tajima has been trying to raise £1m to pay for the works and said the church planned to claim the VAT cost through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme before a new £25,000 cap was introduced. She said: "That's quite a significant amount of money I need to raise to keep the building going." Rev Tajima said the new cap would "make our task even harder", adding that there could be "uncertainty" over the church's future. A statement from the Church of England said St Mary's Banbury was "one of the largest parish churches in England", with a 1,000sqft (304sqm) ground floor able to hold up to 750 people. Alongside worship and carol events, it also hosts festivals, choirs, a symphony orchestra, craft fairs, a poetry workshop, community support groups and school Christmas concerts. The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme covers the VAT on repairs costing more than £1,000 on listed buildings used as places of worship. The government announced the £25,000 cap would come into effect on 1 April and would run until 31 March 2026, with a budget of £23m. There was previously no cap for claims and applications submitted before 1 April will not be capped, according to information from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Rev Tajima said: "When people are paying their taxes thinking money goes towards places of worship, actually it doesn't, literally the only money we get is from our congregation." She urged members of the public to help, saying: "There's a real plea to the community. "Don't think by moaning that this cap has happened we gets loads of money, we really don't, we completely rely on any donation people give us." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. VAT cap puts cathedral in 'unachievable' position Historic churches 'may close' if tax relief axed Church restoration faces £600,000 tax blow Church refurbishment scheme benefits from grant Churches and cathedrals given VAT help for repairs Church of England
BBC News
04-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
St Mary's Banbury vicar says future 'uncertain' after VAT cap
A vicar has issued a plea for help after she said changes to a government grant scheme had caused "uncertainty" over the future of her Mary's Banbury is a 200-year-old listed building in need of roof repairs, updates to lighting and sound systems, and new kitchen facilities to make it more profitable in the Reverend Serena Tajima has been trying to raise £1m to pay for the works and said the church planned to claim the VAT cost through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme before a new £25,000 cap was said: "That's quite a significant amount of money I need to raise to keep the building going." Rev Tajima said the new cap would "make our task even harder", adding that there could be "uncertainty" over the church's future.A statement from the Church of England said St Mary's Banbury was "one of the largest parish churches in England", with a 1,000sqft (304sqm) ground floor able to hold up to 750 worship and carol events, it also hosts festivals, choirs, a symphony orchestra, craft fairs, a poetry workshop, community support groups and school Christmas concerts. 'A real plea to the community' The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme covers the VAT on repairs costing more than £1,000 on listed buildings used as places of government announced the £25,000 cap would come into effect on 1 April and would run until 31 March 2026, with a budget of £ was previously no cap for claims and applications submitted before 1 April will not be capped, according to information from the Department for Culture, Media and Tajima said: "When people are paying their taxes thinking money goes towards places of worship, actually it doesn't, literally the only money we get is from our congregation."She urged members of the public to help, saying: "There's a real plea to the community."Don't think by moaning that this cap has happened we gets loads of money, we really don't, we completely rely on any donation people give us." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
