The consumption of food in restaurants is to be permanently taxed at the reduced VAT rate of seven percent: This is seen by several opposition motions to amend the VAT Act (BT-Drs. 20/5810; BT-Drs.20/8409; BT-Drs. 20/8416). But the traffic light majority in the Bundestag continues to reject this on 21.9.2023. A classification and evaluation.
- Background
- Draft law of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
Source: www.nwb-experten-blog.de
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