[Opinion] Council of State highly critical of planned VAT reform for culture and takeaway meals

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In a new advisory opinion, the Council of State is highly critical of the De Wever government's planned VAT increases. The independent government body has serious questions about the different VAT rates in the cultural sector and on takeaway meals. The VAT increase is a key component of the budget agreement reached at the end of last year.

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19:06 The Council of State saddles the De Wever government with the homework it itself expected: the VAT increase on leisure and takeaway meals, which was supposed to generate 475 million euros, is legally unfounded...