At the Beginning of the Year, Vat in the Catering Sector Will Be Reduced to Seven Percent Again. Will Eating Be Cheaper Now?: Tax Reduction Is Looking Forward to Innkeepers

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At the beginning of the year, VAT in gastronomy will be reduced to seven percent again. Will eat go now cheaper?

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VAT is falling, the minimum wage is rising. For the new year there are changes in the gastronomy. How restaurant and café operators from Eschweiler look at 2026.

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From today, a reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) applies to food served in restaurants and fast food outlets in Germany. Instead of the previous 19 percent, the tax is charged at a rate of seven percent. The measure is intended to support restaurant owners and partially offset recent cost increases.

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BERLIN. At the beginning of the year, VAT on food in restaurants in Germany drops from 19 to 7 percent - yet food is probably not going to be cheaper.

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From 1.1.2026 the lower VAT rate of seven percent applies to food in the catering sector - as in Corona times. Guests will not benefit from this.