At the beginning of the year, VAT on food in restaurants and cafes was increased from seven to 19 percent. Four innkeepers from the Dachau district tell us how things have been going for them since then.
“We are currently pretty much at the limit’: This is the situation in the catering industry – innkeepers are unpacking.“People are already thinking more carefully about where and how they spend their money,” says one innkeeper. ‘If the price-performance ratio is right, then it’s okay for people to pay more,’ says another.