Surgical masks, complement par excellence from the beginning of the pandemic, will continue to have a super-reduced VAT of 4%, as announced by the Montero Minister at a press conference this morning. At least, until June next year.
Considered an essential well to stop the spread of the Covid-19, the Government set in November 2020 the maximum price of surgical masks through Royal Decree 34/2020. Now, during his speech this Thursday in the debate of the State of State Budgets of the State (PGE) of 2022 in the Plenary of Senate, Montero has ratified the promise he launched months ago, when he declared that the current decree would be extended to ensure The reduced price of the masks during the time it lasts its mandatory use.
For this, the Government requested the European Commission (EC) to extend the Exemption from VAT to the purchase of healthcare material against COVID-19, such as masks, by hospitals and public entities.
Thus, the masks will not be the only sanitary product that will be affected by this ad. A week ago, Montero reported that he would maintain 0% VAT to the purchases, import and acquisition of sanitary material to combat the Coronavirus that is intended for health centers and social entities. Other health products to fight against coronavirus have not run the same fate as the antigen tests, of which a strong prominence during this Christmas is expected, whose price will continue without being regulated.
Date Of Update: 09 December 2021, 08:05
