Following a decision of the Council of Ministers and today's Decree of the Ministry of Finance regarding the reduction of the VAT rate for basic products, the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry informs consumers that products which are subject to a zero VAT rate from today until 31 October 2023 are subject to a zero VAT rate.
- Bread: all types of bread, fresh or frozen, with or without sourdough (e.g. white, black, wholemeal, multigrain, rustic, rye, cornbread, cornbread, baguette, ciabatta, sliced bread, French bread, pies).
- Not including bakery products, dried bread and any bread with added ingredients such as raisins, nuts, flavourings.
- Milk: fresh milk (e.g.e.g. cow, goat, sheep), sweetened, condensed, long-life, flavoured milk (e.g. chocolate, banana), plant milk (e.g. almond, soy, rice).
- Eggs.
- Baby food: powdered, dry and/or liquid food intended for consumption by children.
- Not including snacks (e.g. crisps, nuts, sweets, chocolates, ice cream).
- Diapers for children.
- Products for feminine hygiene protection (tampons, sanitary pads and incontinence pads).
- Adult diapers.
The Ministry's Consumer Protection Service, which will carry out systematic checks for the faithful application of the Decree throughout its period of validity, urges consumers to become part of the market control system and to be constantly vigilant so that if they find that the price of any of these products has not varied accordingly, they should immediately inform the Service at telephone number 1429 to investigate the matter.
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