{"uid":"cap_9E6qyUPtzk-iVTqfNYq0B","slug":"euroref-european-government-reference-data-1af772f5","name":"euroref - European Government Reference Data","description":"European government reference data for 35 countries as cited JSON: central-bank policy rates, VAT/GST and VAT registration thresholds, CPI, corporate, personal and withholding tax, social contributions, minimum wages, statutory interest, official FX rates, filing deadlines and public holidays (coverage varies by country). Every value carries its official source URL and last-confirmed date. Single facts $0.003; country brief (every series for one country) $0.01; cross-country compare (one series, up to 10 countries) $0.02; tax-ID and VAT-number checks $0.003; computed answers (VAT, income tax, working days, minimum-wage check) $0.01-$0.02. Pay per call in USDC on Base via x402 or MPP, no signup, or by card with credit packs or monthly plans on one key valid across all 7 regional services. Free tier: GET /catalog, plus a free email key with 50 answer calls a day, commercial use allowed. Finished answers, one cited dossier per call (supported countries vary per job; others are refused free): cost this hire (wage-floor verdict, contributions, employer cost) $0.50; charge this sale (which VAT applies, net/VAT/gross) $0.50; charge this sale certified (plus a signed VAT-rate extract) $0.75; invoice due date and statutory late interest $0.40; country evidence pack (brief plus signed extracts) $0.25; hire compare $0.75 for 2 countries, $1.00 for 3-5; next filings (VAT, PAYE, corporate-tax due dates rolled for holidays) $0.35.\n\nFree trial: 3 computed-answer calls per day per IP on POST /v1/answers/* with header X-Free-Trial: 1 (without it, the normal x402 402; once used up, the 402 carries free_trial_resets_at). MCP answer tools use the trial automatically when no api_key is passed. Every series of the evaluation country is free. Card credit (same per-call price as x402): /pricing.","url":"https://euroref.dev/v1/%7Bcountry%7D/%7Bseries%7D?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"properties":{"type":"string"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"unit":"percent","notes":"STRUCTURAL NOTE: Germany has NO national policy rate. The Deutsche Bundesbank has had no independent monetary-policy competence since 1 January 1999; monetary policy for the euro area is set by the ECB Governing Council under Art. 127-133 TFEU and the ESCB/ECB Statute. The value served is the euro-area-wide ECB deposit facility rate (DFR), which applies identically in all 20 euro-area members, not a German-specific rate. On 11 June 2026 the Governing Council raised all three key rates by 25 basis points with effect from 17 June 2026: deposit facility 2.25%, main refinancing operations (MRO) 2.40%, marginal lending facility 2.65%. This was the first ECB increase since September 2023, reversing part of the eight cuts delivered between June 2024 and June 2025; the ECB cited energy-driven inflation pressure from the Middle East conflict. The DFR is served here because since the 18 March 2024 framework change the ECB steers short-term money-market rates through the DFR and narrowed the MRO-DFR spread to 15bp; the MRO rate (2.40%) remains the headline 'refinancing' rate cited by some sources. No Governing Council monetary-policy meeting fell between 17 June 2026 and the last_confirmed date, so 2.25% is still in force. Note separately that the German statutory Basiszinssatz under Section 247 BGB, published semi-annually by the Bundesbank and used for default interest, is a distinct national figure and is NOT a monetary policy rate. 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I need the exact value, the date it took effect, and a link to the official source so our HR team can verify compliance."},{"title":"ECB rate lookup for financial modeling","prompt":"Can you pull the current ECB deposit facility rate as it applies in Germany, with the official press release citation and any relevant notes about whether it's stale?"}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing: the numeric value (or structured list for public holidays), unit, series name, country code, effective date, last-confirmed date, staleness boolean, structured source citation (name + URL to official government or central bank document), disclaimer, and explanatory notes about any structural nuances (e.g. Germany has no independent monetary policy rate).","failureModes":["Invalid country code returns an error (only 'de' and 'fr' supported)","Invalid series name returns an error (only policy-rate, vat-rate, minimum-wage, public-holidays supported)","Stale flag set to true if official source has not been re-confirmed recently","Truncated notes field if response is very large","Payment required (402) if x402 micropayment header is not supplied"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, citation-backed European government reference values — especially for compliance, financial modeling, or legal purposes — and need an official primary source URL, effective date, and staleness indicator rather than just a raw number from an aggregator. 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