http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/food-drink/kaffeesteuer/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/food-drink/kaffeesteuer/comment-page-1/#comment-7756 Graham Tappenden Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:55:26 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=573#comment-7756 I think coffee is still seen as a luxury as it was when the tax was first introduced. At present it is 2.19EUR/kg although there are different rates for instant coffee and coffee pads. I think coffee is still seen as a luxury as it was when the tax was first introduced. At present it is 2.19EUR/kg although there are different rates for instant coffee and coffee pads.

]]> http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/food-drink/kaffeesteuer/comment-page-1/#comment-7755 Low Acid Coffee Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:46:53 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=573#comment-7755 Coffee is a necessity and not a luxury so why do they impose tax on it? By the way how much percentage of that Kaffeesteuer? Coffee is a necessity and not a luxury so why do they impose tax on it? By the way how much percentage of that Kaffeesteuer?

]]> http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/food-drink/kaffeesteuer/comment-page-1/#comment-7202 AllThingsGerman.net» Blog Archive » Why tax is a big issue in Germany Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:29:23 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=573#comment-7202 [...] After all, there is a tax on being a member of a Church, a tax to support German re-unification, even a tax on coffee! [...] [...] After all, there is a tax on being a member of a Church, a tax to support German re-unification, even a tax on coffee! [...]

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