The provision of an intermission drink at a theater performance is considered an additional service that shares the same tax treatment as the main performance. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that it is part of a single composite performance, and tax authorities cannot differentiate by rate, even though the amount for each element can be determined within the total compensation paid by the consumer.
Source BTW jurisprudentie
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