Norwegian Vat Rush to Cross-Border Trade: "Can't Wait"

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Billions of Norwegian kroner are flowing across the border – and there will be more. When food VAT is lowered in Sweden, border retailers are expecting a rush of shopping-hungry Norwegians. – There has been a huge increase, says Patrik Zäll, store manager at Nordby Supermarket.

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On Wednesday, Sweden will lower the VAT on food from 12 to 6 percent. At the same time, the VAT on food in Germany is seven percent. This makes the Danish Association of Cooperative Retailers fear that more Danes will now drive to the borders to buy groceries. This is reported by TV 2 Kosmopol. - When the food VAT is reduced to six percent in Sweden, and by comparison it is also only seven percent in Germany, we believe that the VAT on food here…

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Food VAT will be cut in half from April 1. KT-Kuriren has compared what a bag of groceries cost in Karlskoga before and after the reduction. The newspaper has also asked...

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Just before Easter, Sweden is introducing a temporary VAT cut on goods, which may affect cross-border trade from Trøndelag.