02.23.23

VAT rate revisions

The ongoing inflation crisis has a direct correlation with the VAT rates that countries deploy.  

Germany has introduced the following VAT rate revisions: 

• Temporary VAT reduction to 7% on energy supplies- specifically gas supplies, as well as supplies of heat via a heating network, effective 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2024 
• Restaurant and catering services were subject to a reduced rate since the start of the Covid pandemic. The reduced rate of 7% has now been extended until 31 December 2023 
• Subject to certain conditions, certain photovoltaic systems and their main components will be zero-rated from January 2023.  

Such policies serve to illustrate how societal issues and seismic events, such as inflation and the Covid pandemic, dictate VAT rates both in Europe and globally. 

Germany is a compliant territory for Tungsten Network and our e-invoicing solution supports all valid VAT rates in the country.