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Greek supermarket basket remains cheapest, but Greece has the second-highest VAT rate in Europe

VAT remains a major factor in cross-country price comparisons, with Greece taxing many food products more heavily than most of the 10 markets examined

Greece’s 2016 tax burden at 37.6% of GDP

EC estimates a decrease in 2017-18