Poland: Retail Operators in Poland Implement Value Added Tax Reductions

Retail chains operating in Poland have adapted the Polish Parliament’s regulations reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on food. Beginning February 1, 2022, the Polish Parliament implemented a zero VAT rate for all foodstuffs that had previously been subject to a five percent VAT. The reduced zero VAT rate applies to such food products as meat and fish and their products, dairy products, nuts, vegetables and fruit, cereals, products of the milling industry, cereal preparations and bakery products, some drinks, e.g., containing at least 20 percent fruit or vegetable juice, milk drinks, and the so-called plant milk. The reduced VAT rate applies until July 31, 2022.