In his weekly space on Sunday, SIC commentator Marques Mendes released some of the foods the government will pass on a 0% VAT rate, a measure to curb the rise in the cost of living passed by the executive last Friday. was announced.
“At the moment it is possible to anticipate a series of products that have already been agreed: potatoes, pasta, rice, carrots, onions, tomatoes, semi-skimmed milk, chicken, bread, various fruits (apple, banana, orange), beans, yoghurt, cheese, various vegetables (broccoli and courgettes), fish (salmon and hake) , pork, eggs and olive oil”, he said.
This list, which will include 40 products upon completion, is still being negotiated based on criteria from the Ministry of Health, based on nutritional criteria, as well as the list of the most sold products in supermarkets and those of the “supers” “they connect committed to lowering the price for several months,” the also state council added.
In antenna, at SIC, the Social Democrat thought this was a “generous measure” that goes in “the right direction”.
Source: DN
