Poland is likely to cut value-added tax (VAT) on basic food items to zero in February.
Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki said that this measure will be part of a package to mitigate the impact of rising inflation on households, reports Tanjug.
"There is a very high chance that from February we will reduce the VAT on basic food items to zero, for at least six months," Morawiecki said at a press conference.
Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, which previously passed a package of measures that reduced taxes on gasoline, gas, heating and electricity and announced one-time financial aid for households, says it could not lower VAT on food to zero because of EU rules.
Poland has been insisting in the EU for some time to allow the sale of food without VAT, but Morawiecki did not specify whether the bloc had decided on the issue.
Inflation in Poland in November amounted to 7,8 percent year-on-year, according to the data of the statistical office.
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