Last update: March 12, 2022
- Belgium – Temporary VAT Rate Cut on Electricity (6% from March 1 till June 30, 2022)
- Bulgaria considers 0% VAT for water and natural gas, electricity, and central heating as of April 1, 2022
- Croatia: VAT only on gas is reduced from 25% to 5% from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. From 1 April 2023, the VAT will be 13%
- Cyprus – reduce fuel tax by the maximum levels allowed by the European acquis – 5% – and extend the period during which the 9% VAT cut on power consumption
- Italy: 5% VAT rate on gas also for the second quarter of 2022
- Latvia’s governing coalition parties discuss cutting VAT on energy from 21% to 5% to stem rising energy costs
- Lithuanian government plans to temporarily apply a 0% VAT rate to district heating
- Netherlands: Cabinet wants to reduce the VAT on energy (natural gas, electricity and district heating) from 1 July 2022 for six months from 21% to 9%
- Poland: From February 1, 2022, till July 31, 2022 VAT on fuel from 23 to 8%, electricity and heat to 5%.
- Romania
- Spain: VAT rate on electricity supplies to 10% extended till 30 June 2022
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