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The Left Party Wants a Rapid Vat Reduction for Food.

Left Party leader Jan van Aken is calling for a swift reduction in value-added tax (VAT) in light of looming food price increases. "Quick relief would be a VAT reduction for basic foodstuffs to zero percent and for all other foodstuffs to seven percent," van Aken told the Rheinische Post (Saturday edition). "This can be implemented quickly and provides very concrete relief." Merz and Klingbeil must "finally get moving," the Left Party leader dem…
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Left Party leader Jan van Aken is calling for a swift reduction in value-added tax (VAT) in light of looming food price increases. "Quick relief would be a VAT reduction for basic foodstuffs to zero percent and for all other foodstuffs to seven percent," van Aken told the Rheinische Post (Saturday edition). "This can be implemented quickly and provides very concrete relief." Merz and Klingbeil must "finally get moving," the Left Party leader dem…

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berliner-sonntagsblatt.de broke the news in on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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