Romania discusses fast food tax again, wants to apply vice tax on beer
Beer should also be taxed, along with the rest of alcoholic products, according to Cepoi. The new healthcare law is being drafted and its approval will require a political decision.
Last year, when the fast food tax idea was first raised, the employers in the field warned about an increase by over 20 percent in the price of food and sacking 36,000 employees, or 20 percent of the personnel in the food industry.
The biggest fast food chains in Romania are MsDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut and Burger King, with total businesses of EUR 160 million in 2010. A newer player is Subway, which opened its first units in Romania this year.
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