Decree-Law No. 60/2019, of 13 May, was published today, which determines the application of the reduced rate of VAT to the fixed component of certain supplies of electricity and natural gas.
The measure comes into force from 1 July, the day on which “the reduced VAT rate of 6% on the mainland and 4% and 5%, respectively, in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira will be applied to part of the price (fixed component) due for the supplies of electricity and natural gas to consumers who, in relation to electricity, have a contracted power that does not exceed 3.45 kVA and who, in natural gas, have low pressure consumptions that do not exceed the 10,000 m3 per year», says the statement from the Council of Ministers.
For more information, see Decree-Law No. 60/2019, of 13 May https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/122286662/details/maximized
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