Kernrechtsfrage
Whether third-party bonuses paid to a cement producer for greater rail use constitute taxable consideration under Art. 26(2) MWSTV.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The bonuses were not consideration for the cement deliveries and did not form part of the VAT base.
Extrahierte Begründung
Although the payments helped reduce transport costs and were causally linked to increased rail use, the system primarily served environmental and transport-policy goals and rewarded overall period performance rather than identifiable individual deliveries. The payments therefore resembled a private subsidy, not price supplementation.