A VAT attack on dental care products has been launched by the Co-op in and around Sutton as a protest against taxing these essential items.

The importance of oral hygiene and the system of applying value added tax to these products is being highlighted at Co-op's Rosehill store.

The supermarket has reduced the price of oral hygiene products by the amount of VAT added to them,

The VAT-free deal lasts at the supermarket in Wrythe Lane and Epsom Co-op until Sunday, September 20.

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