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Germany Considers a 19% Meat Tax to Combat Global Warming
wattsupwiththat.com ^ | Aug. 8, 2019 | Guest essay by Eric Worrall

Posted on 08/08/2019 3:31:19 PM PDT by PROCON

Anyone here believe that global warming zealots want to stop at 19%?

Currently meat has reduced tax rate of 7 per cent but politicians say it should increase to 19.

~~SNIP~~

Germany could introduce a “meat tax” to protect the climate and improve animal welfare.

Currently meat in the country has a reduced tax rate of seven per cent but the Social Democrat party and the Greens are arguing that this should increase to the standard 19 per cent, with additional revenue spent on improving animal welfare.

“I am in favour of abolishing the VAT reduction for meat and earmarking it for more animal welfare,” Friedrich Ostendorf, agricultural policy spokesperson for the Greens told The Local website.

He said it mad “no sense” that meat was taxed at seven per cent while oat milk is taxed at 19 per cent.

Read more:https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/german-meat-tax-environment-animal-welfare-a9045271.html

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TOPICS: Food; Local News; Society; Weather; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: climatechange; climatechangehoax; eussr; fakescience; germany; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; meattax
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To: Paladin2

Der Fuhrer was a vego. Figures Germany would want to go full vego


61 posted on 08/08/2019 5:37:28 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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To: ChildOfThe60s

I’ve got one word for you:

Bacon!


62 posted on 08/08/2019 6:12:12 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

Go for it meatheads.


63 posted on 08/08/2019 6:29:12 PM PDT by caver
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To: Paladin2

German politicians refilling the trough for their eco-pig donors.


64 posted on 08/08/2019 6:31:45 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Because it’s the only way to bring back the feudal system.


65 posted on 08/08/2019 6:56:24 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the disco)
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To: Paladin2

Have they removed their agricultural subsidies that lower the cost of meat?


66 posted on 08/08/2019 7:48:40 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Paladin2

15% is my limit on schnitzengruben tax


67 posted on 08/08/2019 8:41:02 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Paladin2

l8r


68 posted on 08/08/2019 11:34:17 PM PDT by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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To: Paladin2

In prehistoric times CO2 was times of what it is now and life flourished.


69 posted on 08/09/2019 5:22:46 AM PDT by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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