Bulgaria: They reduce the VAT on bread to 0% at the expense of wine

The introduction of a zero rate of value added tax (VAT) on bread is part of the government's package of measures to help Bulgarian citizens. This was announced by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov at a briefing at the Council of Ministers. Vote: Would you support the exemption from tax subsidies? "We will compensate with an increase in VAT on beer and wine - it returns to 20%," said the Prime Minister, adding that this will support the subsistence price for Bulgarian consumers, not that of alcohol. Natural gas and methane are also provided for tax relief in the anti-crisis package. Until the end of the year, all consumers will be able to take advantage of a discount on refueling with E95 petrol, diesel, methane and propane-butane in the amount of BGN 0.25 per liter. For a one-year period, the VAT on heating and hot water becomes 9%. The Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev clarified that some of the measures require legislative changes and will be included in the activation of the budget. ...