Summary Description
- Increases tax on sales on animal source food products.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureClimate & environmental protectionTaxation
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Germany
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislative Proposal
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Bill proposal
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- N/A
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- N/A
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Empfehlungen des Kompetenznetzwerks Nutztierhaltung, the "Borchert report" (2020) (Ger.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Proposes to increase the value added tax (VAT) on meat from 7% to the standard rate of 19%.
- Proposes using funds to support animal welfare standards and/or the restructuring of livestock farmers.
- Weaknesses
- The small price rise in meat products are unlikely to be great enough to reduce meat consumption.
- The additional revenues would be included in the general federal budget in line with the principle of "total coverage". Therefore, the revenues could not be reserved for animal husbandry.
- In addition, the planned animal welfare label is being introduced only on a voluntary basis.