Germany – Covid-19: Reduction on Standard and Reduced VAT

Due to the current health crisis (covid-19), Germany is reducing the standard VAT rate from 19% to 16% and the reduced VAT rate from 7% to 5% from 1st July 2020 until 31st December 2020.

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