Confectionery: VAT
Commons · Question 61750 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance she is providing to sweetshop businesses on VAT applied to freeze-dried products.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 26 Jun 2025
Guidance on which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes can be found in VAT Notice 701/14 Food products on GOV.UK. Confectionery is covered at paragraph 3.6. Businesses which have read the guidance and are still unsure...