We exploit the temporary VAT cut by three percentage points in Germany in the second half of 2020 to study the spending response to unconventional fiscal policy. We use survey and scanner data on households’ consumption expenditures and their perceived pass-through of the tax change into prices to quantify the effects of this VAT policy. The temporary VAT cut led to a relative increase in durable spending of 37 percent for individuals with high perceived pass-through. Semi-durable spending also increased. According to a back-of-the-envelope calculation, the VAT policy increased aggregate consumption spending by 26 billion Euros, or 1.6 percent.