Left Party Urges Transparency on
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Left Party Urges Transparency on Food Prices Ahead of VAT Reduction

The Left Party demands that the stores report what the food cost on September 4 - so that prices do not sneak up before the food VAT is lowered in April next year.

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To get through to the customers, there needs to be extensive price control, says V's party leader Nooshi Dadgostar at a press conference.

The party proposes that the price information law be changed so that all stores set a reference price from September 4 when the government announced that they want to reduce food VAT in April next year.

Dadgostar compares with how some companies have acted before the "Black Friday" sale and raised prices to then lower them.

If you have not reported the price, it will mean sanctions.

As an example, she mentions fines or ultimately prohibition of trade.

The government's proposal is that VAT on food be temporarily reduced from April 1, 2026, to December 31, 2027.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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