Applying Full VAT on Meat: A Step Toward Pricing Diets’ Environmental Impact in the EU

• Diets account for 23% of EU household greenhouse gas emissions and up to 71% of other environmental impacts.
• Applying the full value added tax (VAT) to meat could reduce environmental impacts from diets by 3–6%.
• The average annual net cost to each EU household would be 26 euros.
• Meat consumption makes up 28% of the food sector’s greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.
• The policy could generate additional tax revenue, potentially used for social compensation.

Source: pik-potsdam.de

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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