Plan for 0 percent VAT on fruit and vegetables is dangling: imports are complicated, health benefits marginal

Research: abolishing VAT on fruit and vegetables is expensive and complicated

Healthy eating: The cabinet strives to stimulate healthy eating by bringing the VAT on fruit and vegetables to zero by 2024. Those plans are listed under...

Research: abolishing VAT on fruit and vegetables is expensive and has little effect

The government parties may have wanted to lower the VAT rate from 9 to 0 to help people eat healthier.

Abolition of VAT on fruit and vegetables risks dying

The cabinet is unsure whether the zero rate for fruit and vegetables should continue. It's complicated, costs a lot of money and it hardly makes us eat fruit and vegetables anymore, according to research conducted by the political editors of RTL News.

Plan for 0 percent VAT on fruit and vegetables is dangling: imports are complicated, health benefits marginal

The cabinet plan to stop charging VAT on fruit and vegetables is in danger of being stranded. After months of research, it appears that it is legally too complicated to determine whether, for example, mashed fruit and sauces can also fall into the VAT-free category. It is also highly questionable whether people will eat healthier.

The abolition of VAT on fruit and vegetables is in danger of dying: what is applesauce or tomato sauce?

The abolition of VAT on fruit and vegetables is in danger of dying: what is applesauce or tomato sauce?

The cabinet plan to reduce the VAT on fruit and vegetables to 0 percent is likely to die. A study into the effectiveness and feasibility of the plan poses so many obstacles that a search for other ways to stimulate healthy eating is now beginning.