VAT Rates … this was in the news in the week of June 7

Africa

• Egypt: Decision to impose 14% VAT on Egypt’s online food deliveries necessary to achieve tax justice: Official
• Kenya: Treasury seeks powers to raise VAT without MPs’ approval

Americas

• Canada: GST/HST Zero-Rated & Exempt Supplies: Canadian Tax Lawyer’s Guide
• United States:
  • Colorado Updates Local Sales and Use Tax Rates
  • Nebraska Sales and Use Tax
  • South Dakota Updates Local Rates for Sales and Use and Gross Receipts Taxes
  • Texas: New and additional tax rate changes effective July 1, 2021 – City Sales and Use Tax

Asia Pacific

• India: GoM recommends 5% reduction on GST for COVID-19 relief material
• Indonesia: Getting Ready! VAT Rate Will Increase To 12 Percent – The Government Will Raise VAT Rates To 12 Percent
• Pakistan slashes taxes on small, electric cars
• Vietnam: Cut VAT by half for lower prices, HCMC proposes 

Europe

• European Union: VAT rates will be discussed in Ecofin meeting on June 18, 2021 – Phase out of reduced VAT rates for natural gas and firewood; chemical pesticides and chemical…
• Belarus Tax Ministry Posts Letter Clarifying Preferential VAT Rates on Import, Sale of Medical Products
• Belgium: Update reduced VAT rate 6% demolition and rebuilding – New FAQ’s published
• Czech Republic Extends VAT Exemption for Masks and Respirators for COVID-19
• Germany: Reduced VAT rate for restaurant and catering services; Extension of the temporal scope of application of the BMF letter
• Ireland: Extension of the reduced rate of VAT of 9% on Hospitality and Tourism until 1 September 2022
• Kosovo: COVID-19 Pandemic: Kosovo Reduces VAT Rate for Hotel Industry to 8%
• Lithuania: 9% reduced VAT rate for catering, culture, and sports sectors from July 2021 to December 2022
• Moldova cuts VAT on hospitality and accommodation
•  Netherlands
  • Tax authorities’ systems cannot handle a second reduced VAT rate
  • Reduced VAT rate for laughing gas cartridges
  • VAT corona measures extended until October 1, 2021
• Romania: Reduced 5% VAT rate as of 2022 on the sale of books, manuals, newspapers and magazines in electronic format
• Turkey: Discounted VAT Rates in Some Service Sectors Have Been Extended

Overviews by vatupdate.com

• Global VAT rate changes as of June 1, 2021
• VAT Rates in Bahrain
• VAT Rates in Oman
• VAT Rates in Pakistan
• VAT Rates in Saudi Arabia
• VAT Rates in United Arab Emirates