The list of essential goods with zero VAT can include more than 40 products. The measure, announced by Finance Minister Fernando Medina, aims to help Portuguese families.
According to SIC commentator Luis Marques Mendez and Diário de Notícias, here are some of the products on the list:
- Pear
- mandarin
- Garbage
- Banana
- Orange
- Bread
- Rice
- Pasta
- semi-skimmed milk
- Potato
- Carrot
- Onion
- Tomato
- Chicken
- Pork
- Vegetables
- Fish
- eggs
- Mackerel
- pout
- Cod
- black Eyed Peas
- chickpeas
- turkey meat
- Beef
This Monday, Agriculture Minister Maria do Seu Antunes announced the ministry’s “commitment” to develop measures that affect the lives of consumers. While it has been said that there will be 30 to 40 products on the list, more are expected.
Author: morning Post
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