Please find below a selection of VAT/GST rate developments around the world. The updates are sorted per continent/country, and if you click on a post you will be redirected to the message/source information.
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WORLD
AFRICA
Ghana
Mauritania
Nigeria
Zambia
AMERICAS
Aruba
- Aruba Tax Reform Plans Include Introduction of VAT
- Aruba to introduce of VAT at a rate of 12.5% (most probably as per 2023)
Bahamas
- Amendment to VAT legislation tabled in House
- Decrease standard VAT rate from 12 to 10%, eliminating zero-rate for variety of items
Brazil
Curacao
Mexico
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
- Colorado voters appear to reject marijuana sales tax hike
- Illinois’ online shoppers face full local sales tax rates this holiday season
- Is food taxable in Tennessee?
ASIA-PACIFIC
Azerbaijan
India
- Auto-rickshaw services provided through e-commerce platforms to attract 5% GST
- Bring in three-rate GST structure, says study by Finance Ministry-backed think-tank
- Clarifications Regarding Applicable GST Rates & Exemptions on Certain Services
- Delhi govt likely to slash VAT on fuel prices today
- Fitment committee proposes raising GST slab of 5% to 7% and 18% to 20%
- GST Council likely to focus on rate rationalisation
- GST Rates & Classification of Goods – Recent Clarifications
- Implication of GST rate change in carbonated beverage with fruit
- India GST reform proposal near completion
- Liquor to get cheaper in Maharashtra as Uddhav govt slashes VAT
- Opposition asks Kejriwal to roll back VAT on fuel
- Representation on increase in GST on textile & footwear
- Tripura reduces VAT on aviation fuel
Indonesia
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
- GST zero-rating for sales of exported goods
- Singapore issues guidance about GST rules for logistics and freight Forwarding
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
EUROPE
Albania
Belgium
- Abolition of cerficate renovations to apply 6% VAT rate
- Abolition of VAT certificate 6% from 01.01.2022
- Aparthotels not longer VAT exempted as of Jan 1, 2022
- Circular 2021/C/104: application VAT rate of 6% on the demolition/reconstruction of private homes following the severe weather
Bulgaria
Cyprus
- EU greenlights VAT cuts on electricity bills
- Government to cut 10% VAT off electricity bills for three months
- Reduced VAT rates on electricity supply for households from November 2022
Czech Republic
Estonia
European Union
- Agreement to allow reduced rates of VAT
- Breakthrough on EU reduced VAT rate freedoms for 2022?
- EU allows VAT reduction for seven categories
- EU Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
- EU now open to VAT exemptions for green products
- EU VAT rates: One step forward, two steps back
- Long awaited reform of EU VAT rates agreed by European Council
- New VAT Rate Policy – Moving Away from Efficiency
France
Germany
- Food served without tray taxed at reduced VAT rate, with tray at standard rate
- Germany VAT rate cut boosted household spending
- Reduced rate for taxable imports of collector coins
Greece
- Greece extends temporary reduced VAT until June 2022
- Greece welcomes Ecofin Political Agreement on the Proposal for a Directive on VAT rates in the EU
- Reduced VAT rates on products and services are extended until June 2022 (AADE Circular)
- Request for VAT 13% on children’s clothes – shoes
- The new reduced VAT rates on specific goods and services – Clarifications on implementation
Hungary
Ireland
- Budget 2022: Cancellation fees including forfeited deposits would be vatable, …
- Not possible to clip VAT on fuel due to EU rules, says Taoiseach
Italy
- Budget 2022: VAT rate on feminine hygiene products is reduced from 22% to 10%
- Circular on the temporary reduction of the VAT rate on qualifying supplies of natural gas
- VAT rate for construction of reception centers for migrants
Latvia
Moldova
Netherlands
- 9% VAT for the transport of employees by the employer
- EU ministers clear the way for abolishing VAT on solar panels
- No low VAT rate for a four-day photo festival
- No reduced rate of turnover tax for arcade
- No VAT exemption for mouth masks
Norway
Poland
- Closer to changes in the directive and VAT rates – Priority is zero tax rate on Food
- Poland appeals for zero-rated food VAT on inflation worries
- Poland VAT cut for domestic electricity and gas; excise duties reduction
- Poland will change VAT rates before the end of 2024
- Reduced VAT and excise tax on energy (gas and electricity)
- Reduced VAT rate for Medical Donations applicable till the end of the pandemic
Romania
- Romania – the chaos of the VAT rate for immovable property
- Romania 5% reduced VAT rate on e-books 2022
- VAT rate for firewood reduces to 5% as of December 1, 2021
Russia
Slovakia
Turkey
- The Parliament reduces VAT On Legal Aid Services from 18% to 8%
- Turkey Tax Agency Updates Special Consumption Tax Rates on Fuels
Ukraine
- International transport: what documents do they support for the purposes of applying the zero VAT rate?
- Sale of tickets for sports events: deputies propose to reduce VAT
- Ukraine Parliament Considering Reduced VAT Rate on Energy Carriers and Related Services
- VAT rate for art and cinema
United Kingdom
- Conservatory roof boards still not insulation for VAT
- HMRC Guidance: VAT Rates Food products (VAT Notice 701/14) (Updated)
- Stormont Finance Minister urges VAT exemption on energy bills
- Sunak planning VAT cut for households and thousands of small businesses using green energy
MIDDLE EAST
Bahrain
- Bahrain Shura Council approves doubling VAT
- Status of planned increase to VAT rate (no transitional rules yet!)
Saudi Arabia
