CSU boss Söder – electricity and gasoline cheaper – economy

In view of the sharp rise in energy prices, CSU boss Markus Söder has brought a reduction in VAT on gasoline into play. “For the economy, we should introduce a capped industrial electricity price. The surcharge from the Renewable Energy Sources Act must be reduced to zero and the electricity tax to the European minimum. And for gasoline, we should consider temporarily reducing VAT to the reduced rate “Söder told the newspapers Funke media group. The value added tax on gasoline is 19 percent. The reduced rate of seven percent is applied to groceries, books and tickets for local public transport, among other things. According to Söder, you can’t just sit and watch as prices rise before the cold winter. In order to secure the energy supply, it also makes sense to open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea soon.

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