(ANSA) – ROME, MAR 4 – Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said on Tuesday that he wanted to lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate on oysters to enable more people to buy the product.
The agriculture minister said the “objective is to lower the VAT on oysters to counteract prices and put as many consumers as possible in the position of affording this product, which must not be a luxury.
Lollobrigida added that oysters are a “healthy product that comes from the precious work of fish farmers” and can “create wealth”, speaking at an oyster tasting event at the Senate.
“In this way, we will save fishermen hit by the blue crab”, said Lollobrigida, referring to the emergency created by the arrival of the alien clam-eating blue crab species in the Po River delta.
The crabs have wreaked havoc on the clam-farming industries of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna. (ANSA).
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The agriculture minister said the “objective is to lower the VAT on oysters to counteract prices and put as many consumers as possible in the position of affording this product, which must not be a luxury.
Lollobrigida added that oysters are a “healthy product that comes from the precious work of fish farmers” and can “create wealth”, speaking at an oyster tasting event at the Senate.
“In this way, we will save fishermen hit by the blue crab”, said Lollobrigida, referring to the emergency created by the arrival of the alien clam-eating blue crab species in the Po River delta.
The crabs have wreaked havoc on the clam-farming industries of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna. (ANSA).
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