- Finland will lower its reduced VAT rate from 14% to 13.5% starting January 1, 2026, affecting goods and services like catering, food, medicines, passenger transport, and accommodation.
- Lithuania will increase its reduced VAT rate from 9% to 12% for services such as catering, passenger transport, and accommodation, and will lower the VAT rate on medicines, books, and publications from 9% to 5%, effective January 1, 2026.
- Germany may reintroduce the 7% reduced VAT rate for food sold by hospitality businesses, pending formal approval.
Source: pincvision.com
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