Treasury written question – answered at on 26 June 2025.
Caroline Dinenage
Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
To ask the Chancellor of the exchequer, what guidance she is providing to sweetshop businesses on VAT applied to freeze-dried products.
James Murray
The Exchequer Secretary
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 of the correct VAT treatment of their product can contact HMRC for further support.
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