• <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/belgium-cut-vat-response-energy-price-spike-2022-02-01/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Belgium will cut VAT on electricity</a> from 21% to 6% beginning March 1, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced. The energy package will amount to €1.1 billion and lead to an average reduction of €165 for households, according to energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A step back: Most EU countries drew up similar measures, including Spain and France capping energy bill increases with Sweden offering compensation to worst-hit households.</li></ul>

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