Deadline of 31st December for 10% VAT on pellets, uncertainties for agricultural producers

• The law of the 2023 budget establishes a 10% VAT rate for pellet sales, but only for the year 2023.
• If the exemption is not extended, the VAT rate for pellet sales will return to the ordinary rate of 22% from January 1, 2024.
• This special provision for 2023 is a derogation from the usual VAT rate for wood.
• The usual VAT rate for wood is 10% for firewood but excludes pellets.
• The definition of “firewood” can include pellets based on a ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU.
• The reduced VAT rate applies to any type of wood intended solely for combustion.
• There is currently no internal extension of the exemption.

Source: eutekne.info

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