Netherlands: Environmental tax on meat and VAT reduction incentive to invest

Published 2021년 4월 2일

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The article discusses the potential impact of a meat tax, which could be balanced by subsidies or reduced VAT on fruit and vegetables. The TAPP Coalition, which includes Adema FNLI, D66, ChristenUnie, and the official committees, advocates for an environmental tax on meat at supermarkets to reduce meat consumption and encourage healthier diets. They argue that this approach is less susceptible to fraud and has environmental and health benefits. Opponents, such as meat substitute producers, may increase production in response to the tax. The coalition also suggests excise duties on sugar and meat over VAT reduction on fruits and vegetables.

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According to Adema, a meat tax would not be an incentive to invest. That is not correct. Adema FNLI also puts members who produce meat substitutes such as Unilever (Vegetarian Butcher) very short, because they will increase their production and investments if a meat tax is introduced. This also applies to Beyond Meat, Vivera and Quorn and various companies that sell vegetables, nuts and mushrooms. A tax on meat is linked in various proposals to subsidies or VAT reductions on fruit and vegetables, of which, according to the Wheel of Five, we eat far too little, while meat consumption, especially among men, is twice the healthy diet and thus also leads to many health problems and high healthcare costs. Finally, a meat tax is no less complex or susceptible to fraud than other taxes. In Spain, the VAT on meat went from 8 to 10 percent in 2012, while the VAT on fruit and vegetables went to 4 percent. Lists with products that may or may not be seen as meat or vegetables or fruit have ...

Source: Levens