VAT reduction no longer applies to all businesses in the catering industry. Customers will notice this change at the latest when they receive their invoice.
German Hotel and Restaurant Association complains that this price increase has to be passed on 1:1 to the guests because there is a lack of reserves. Survey confirms: Germans are reducing restaurant visits due to price increases. A full 26 percent say they never or almost never go to a restaurant. Half of them give the reason that they couldn't afford it.