Reduce the price of basic products such as bread, milk, eggs, oil and pasta, but also of tampons and sanitary towels. While the discount on fuel ends and the toll goes up.
With the entrance of the new year, several measures adopted by the executive, both at the state and regional level, come into force and as a result raw material prices as well as services related to transport they will be changed.
The changes that came into effect herewith January 1st:
Bread, milk and dairy products, eggs, vegetables, legumes, grains and fruit are tax-free
The usual VAT on these products is 4%, but from January 1 to June 30 it has been completely abolished.
Oil and pasta, 5% VAT
The usual VAT on these products is 10%, but from 1 January to 30 June it is 5%
Meat and fish remain at 10% and the rest of the products with the general VAT rate of 21%.
Are these VAT variations significant?
ETB conducted the experiment. For this, yesterday and today we made the same purchase in an online supermarket, consisting of 12 basic foods such as vegetables, eggs, bread, milk or flour. Today the purchase was € 1.59 cheaper than yesterday.
Feminine hygiene products and condoms are also falling in price
from this Sunday sanitary towels, tampons and feminine hygiene products They also drop from 10% VAT to 4%. A measure that will be in effect for the rest of the legislature. The measure also applies to condoms, but not diapers for babies and adults.
Toll prices are rising
On the contrary, the price of tolls will generally increase, although there will be exceptions. Travel between Bilbao and San Sebastián on the highway From January 1, it will cost 9.39 euros for cars, 26 cents more than in 2022, according to Bidegi dealer prices. Another road that goes up is the “super south” from Bilbao, which will increase its prices to 1.13 euros on its longest stretch, between Larraskitu and Gallarta. It also increases the toll of the Artxanda tunnelsin this case two cents, to 1.05 euros.
however, the carriers will be a reduction of the toll in Bizkaia as well as the public transport in Gipuzkoa. There will also be truck discounts on the N-240 and the BI-625.
Discounts on public transport will continue in 2023
Finally, public transport users continue with the discounts implemented in 2022 throughout 2023. Renfe suburban and medium-distance trains will be free, and the other trains and bus lines that depend on the other institutions will be half price, ie 50%.
That if, also in the Renfe, the subscription to enjoy the tip expired at the turn of the year, and from today it is necessary to buy a new subscription, to be renewed every 4 months, under a deposit of 10 euros.
The deposits with which last year’s season tickets were purchased will be automatically refunded next week.
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Source: EITB
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