Successful petition
On 8 July 2025, REWE and its partners vly, Berief and Oatly launched the petition "Together for 7% VAT on plant-based drinks too". The aim of the initiative is to persuade the German Bundestag to reduce the VAT rate for plant-based drinks to 7 per cent in the same way as for animal milk.public interest in the petition and its objectives is high: by 1 September 2025, 142,000 people had already signed the petition - also thanks to the active participation of many colleagues from REWE Group.
REWE, vly, Berief and Oatly launch petition
REWE and the manufacturers vly, Berief and Oatly are jointly calling on the German Bundestag to apply the reduced VAT rate of 7 per cent to plant-based drinks made from oats, peas, soya, etc. The alliance has launched a petition to this end on the change org platform. The alliance has launched a corresponding petition on the change.org platform.