{
  "id": 9631569,
  "title": "Feijóo targets Spain’s rising prices with 0% food VAT and lower energy tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/feijoo-targets-spains-rising-prices-with-0-food-vat-and-lower-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T21:28:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/09/24/feijoo-targets-spains-rising-prices-with-0-food-vat-and-lower-energy-tax/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spain's opposition party PP wants to reduce VAT on basic food items to zero, lower energy VAT from 21% to 10%, and adjust income tax bands for inflation. These proposals, announced by Alberto Núñez Feijóo during a visit to a dairy company in Guadalajara, aim to ease the burden on household finances amid rising prices. The PP also wants to double child deductions retroactively from August, increase assistance for children under three, and reduce production costs for farmers. The package, which also includes measures to lower administrative burdens for small businesses, will now face debate and voting in Congress and the Senate. If approved, the changes could affect food shopping, energy bills, and income tax for many Spanish households.",
  "summary": "If your weekly supermarket shop seems to be eating an ever-bigger chunk of your pay packet, a proposal from Spain’s […]",
  "key_points": [
    "PP proposes 0% food VAT to reduce basic food costs",
    "Energy VAT lowered from 21% to 10% to ease household burden",
    "Child deductions doubled retroactively and assistance increased for young children"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}