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  "id": 328030,
  "title": "Economist proposes scrapping Germany's reduced VAT rate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/economist-proposes-scrapping-germanys-reduced-vat-rate",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T06:00:00.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Economist Clemens Fuest proposes abolishing Germany's 7% reduced VAT rate, replacing it with a flat 19% rate and annual credits for low-income households.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/economist-proposes-scrapping-germanys-reduced-vat-rate-328050",
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