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Considers Cutting Value-Added Tax to Ease Food Prices

Portugal’s government is considering cutting the country’s value-added tax rate to help lower food prices in the southern European nation, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said.

Portugal currently has three VAT rates: a standard rate of 23%, a rate of 13% and a reduced rate of 6%. The lower rates are applicable to some food products.

Source: Yahoo News

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