Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) referred in a statement sent to APA to "two specific goals" of the parcel fee: On one hand, it serves to finance the VAT reduction on basic foodstuffs and to curb inflation; on the other, it aims to contain the "flood of subsidized cheap packages" to protect brick-and-mortar retail in Austria. #Paketsteuer #Steuerpolitik #Wirtschaft (translated)










