The FECIC refuses a rise indiscriminada of the VAT and asks a convergence with the EU

According to the informations published lately that aim to a modification of the VAT, the FECIC, like representative of the sector cárnico of Catalonia, has wanted to expresses his opinion and do a concrete proposal.

The patronal cárnica Catalan considers that it is true that in Spain exists a type of VAT of the more basses of Europe, situated in 18%, in front of the average of 20,9% that presents the group of the 27 countries of the EU. But also it is true that the type reduced applied to the foods is of the more heights of the EU-27, with an average of 4% in the countries that pay it, and with states that even present a type 0, like United Kingdom, Denmark or Ireland.

The FECIC also wants to put of self-evident that if the planned reform approves as it poses , the modification of this tax would have an impact on the cost of the product, with the evident risk of a decrease of the consumption. To his time, also would influence negatively on the exporting companies, that would have to bear an increase of the cost of the financials of the fiscal debt.

Is by all this that from the federation asks to the administration an alineación of types for the group of the alimentary products to 8%, so that these tributen of the same way in front of this tax, and an equiparación of the type impositivo general to the parameters of what pays to European level. This measure would finish with the agravios comparative existent between foods in Spain, would keep the principle of fiscal convergence in the frame of the EU-27, a favourable fiscal deal on the foods and, finally, would contribute to the fiscal consolidation that needs Spain.

The meat sector Catalan is a strategic sector for the economy, since it is the fourth industrial state of Catalonia, with near of 7.400 million sales and a direct occupation of 29.000 workers. At present it represents 21% of the industrial GDP Catalan and 3,5% of the total GDP of Catalonia.