Hole worth billions! Gastronomy tax passé?!

Politics INSIDE Berlin: Column by Frank Tetzel

Der Berliner Reichstag / c_Aron Marinelli, unsplash

Climate change, VAT on gastronomy - there doesn't seem to be any money left in the German government's current budget for anything. / © Aron Marinelli, unsplash

24.11.2023

On Wednesday, the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) stopped the German government from spending money it doesn't have. The court declared the reallocation of 60-billion-euro loans in the 2021 budget null and void. This means there is now a huge gap. All expenditure and funding, even for climate change, has now been stopped. Who cares about the hope of an extended low VAT rate in the catering industry?

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Frank Tetzel

writes about sustainability, international politics, but also about the development of cities and the topic of tourism and the hotel industry. He is also well-connected in political Berlin.

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