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fromIndependent
1 week ago

From beef and diesel to a pint of stout - scale of price shock over last five years laid bare

Runaway price increases since 2021 have sharply raised costs for staple foods, diesel, and stout, hitting households and signaling worse ahead.
fromwww.thelocal.at
3 months ago

What Austria's new lower VAT on food could mean for your shopping bill

Austria's government has agreed on a list of everyday foods that will be taxed at a lower VAT rate from July, in a move it said should reduce prices for households and slightly dampen inflation. According to ORF, the Council of Ministers approved the product range on Wednesday after intensive discussions. The reduced VAT rate of 4.9 percent, down from ten percent, is set to apply from July 1st. The government also set an upper cost limit of 400 million for the measure, ORF reported.
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