Question follow-through · 10607
Food: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of VAT rules applying to (a) cakes, (b) confectionary and (c) food; and if she will take steps to increase levels of business understanding of VAT ratings for new produ
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of VAT rules applying to (a) cakes, (b) confectionary and (c) food; and if she will take steps to increase levels of business understanding of VAT ratings for new produ
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government’s policy on the VAT rules relating to a) cakes b) confectionary and c) food is well established and guidance is readily available on GOV.uk for businesses to consult when deciding on the VAT liability of a product. The Government keeps all ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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