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V2522-20 ·23 July 2020 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Plastic bags in fruit, fish, or bakery sections are ancillary to food sales

A supermarket chain inquired whether providing plastic bags at checkout constitutes an ancillary operation to sales or an independent transaction, and how Navarre's regulations apply. The DGT ruled that bags provided at checkout are independent operations, whereas bags used as packaging in specific sections are ancillary to the sale of food.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling clarifies the VAT treatment of plastic bags, distinguishing between those sold as separate items at checkout and those used as essential packaging for specific food products.

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2020-07-23PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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