Just for burgers
Fast food restaurant chain “Tasty – period” has increased its burger prices by 10% from October 1 due to the increase in VAT on this menu item. reported RIA Novosti agency in the press service of the company.
“According to a letter from the Federal Tax Service, starting from October 2023, VAT on hamburgers increased from 10% to 20%. <…> “Taking into account changes in tax legislation, we had to increase the prices of hamburger varieties from October 1 by 10%, equal to the difference between the old and new VAT rates,” the restaurant chain reported.
The company said it does not plan to offset the VAT increase with other menu items. They also assured that they would not change the size of the burgers or buy cheaper ingredients for the meals to compensate for the increase in value added tax.
The press service added that the menu is based on burgers, while the cost of most items on the chain’s menu “is always lower than other players in the market.”
hamburger prices
After analyzing the cost of items in various fast food establishments, the agency sent a request to “Vkusno – period”. According to RIA Novosti, the cost of chicken burgers and hamburgers at the chain’s establishments increased by 3-7 rubles. Regarding September 21. As of October 3, the cost of a chicken burger is 62 rubles. (was 59), hamburger – 65 (59), cheeseburger – 78 (71) and Chicken Hit – 114 (109 rubles).
At the same time, the prices of cheeseburgers and hamburgers in the Burger King fast food restaurant chain, on the contrary, decreased. In particular, the price of a cheeseburger dropped by 5 rubles. – up to 80, and hamburger – up to 75 rubles. The value of the remaining positions remained unchanged.
“At Burger King, on the contrary, the price of a cheeseburger decreased from 84.99 rubles to 79.99 rubles, the price of a hamburger decreased from 79.99 rubles to 74.99 rubles, and the prices of most products remained unchanged,” the agency said.
Burger prices at KFC restaurants did not change either.
Bakery products
The Federal Tax Service (FTS) has obliged Russian fast food chains to apply 20% VAT on hamburgers, sandwiches, cheeseburgers and other similar menu items starting October 1.
The new rules came into force after the appearance of a new special code in the All-Russian Product Classification by Types of Economic Activity (OKPD2) on the first day of October to designate sandwiches, hamburgers and similar products. The new code was approved by the Federal Tax Service.
Before the new rules were implemented, manufacturers could classify hamburgers and sandwiches as bakery products with a short shelf life, and a 10% reduced tax was applied on the sale of these products.
Sergei Mironov, president of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers, said that the increase in VAT on burgers to 20% in the second half of September will not lead to higher prices for consumers. He then said that the new rate would only affect large chains with turnover over 2 billion rubles, such as Vkusno, Rostic’s and Burger King. in the year. The remaining businesses will continue to pay 10% VAT or be exempted entirely.