Minister to push lower VAT on recycled products at EU meeting

The Czech minister of the environment, Petr Hladík, will propose a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled material at a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Mr. Hladík said he would push for the change in response to an EU directive barring individual member states from cutting VAT on recycled goods.

He told reporters that the Czech cabinet backed the idea, which he said would encourage end customers to use recycled materials.