Milk, some meat and different staples charged 0% VAT
10 September 2023
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The Portuguese authorities on Thursday mentioned it will lengthen the zero charge of value-added tax (VAT) on fundamental meals staples by two months to the top of 2023 to assist households cope with persistent inflation, Reuters reported, citing Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
The federal government slashed the VAT charge to 0% in April from 6% on a listing of 46 fundamental meals, together with milk, bread, rice, tomatoes, and a few meat and fish.
The tax lower was set to run out on the finish of October.
At a gathering of the Socialist Occasion late on Wednesday, Costa mentioned the federal government will approve the extension till Dec. 31 because it had yielded constructive outcomes.
“The measure contributed to lowering costs. We need to maintain controlling the worth of important meals merchandise to assist Portuguese households,” he mentioned.
Costa mentioned that information from Portugal’s greatest client safety affiliation, Deco, confirmed costs of the staples included within the basket fell 7.94% between August and April.
Inflation in Portugal had been falling steadily. After peaking at 10.1% in October 2022 – the best in additional than three many years – it dropped to three.7% in August.
Costa additionally mentioned the federal government plans to cross new measures later this month to assist households hit by larger rates of interest.
