Yogurt manufacturers in Spain ask to lower VAT on this food to 4%

The president of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Yogurt and Dairy Desserts (AEFY), Antoni Bandrés, has called for reinforcing the presence of natural yogurt and natural fermented milk in school menus, and has called for "accessibility" so that families with difficulties affordability can purchase these products. Therefore, one of the main objectives of this entity is that these foods have a VAT rate reduced to 4%. This was revealed during the inauguration of the IV Meeting of the Spanish Association of AEFY, which was held in Madrid under the slogan 'Yogurt, essential in children's nutrition'. For her part, the director of the Office of the High Commissioner against Child Poverty, Carmen Gayo, advocated making healthy eating "simple, accessible, appetizing and fun" with products such as "good yogurt", and highlighted the role of schools as a "single platform" in this mission. As he has detailed, children from lower-income households consume less healthy food and have ...