Jan
2025 Changes to Reduced VAT Rates in EU
Following Essentia’s previous publication concerning the fundamental overhaul of the EU system of reduced VAT rates that came into force from the 1st of January 2025 and which provided EU Member States with much more flexibility and freedom in shaping their reduced VAT systems as far as the actual rates are concerned but also in respect of the catalogue of items, to which Member States are now allowed to apply reduced rates to (which we invite you to read about here), we have now put together in the table below an overview of the changes, which certain EU countries have decided to introduce into their national reduced VAT systems with effect from January 1, 2025.”