Location:
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Post Date:
Aug 18, 2022 6:50 AM
TAG ID:
dpaphotosfive975542
(RM)
Credit:
Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
7908 x 5461 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Kay Nietfeld
Keywords:
Taxes, Natural gas, Value added tax, water, glass, Olaf Scholz
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
18 August 2022, Berlin: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) issues a press statement on the gas levy. The German government wants to impose a lower VAT rate on natural gas for a limited period. The tax is to be reduced from the current 19 percent to 7 percent, he said. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa