Spain: They ask for the super-reduced VAT for natural yogurt

The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Yogurt and Fresh Dairy Desserts (AEFY) has sent to the Parliamentary Groups in the Congress of Deputies its request for natural yogurts and natural fermented milk to reduce VAT from 10% to 4% (VAT super-reduced) with the aim that the General State Budget law can be presented as an amendment. The association has calculated that reducing the tax rate on natural yogurt would allow Spanish families as a whole to save about 6.5 million euros, which could ensure the intake of at least one yogurt a day in many households . According to the latest Aladino Study 2019, relating to boys and girls between 6 and 9 years old, four out of ten minors are overweight, that is, 40.6%. For this reason, ensuring the daily consumption of yogurt can help improve the rates of childhood overweight and obesity as it is a food with an adequate nutritional density, which can displace other less recommended foods due to its contribution of trans and saturated fats, ...