Value-added taxes could promote healthier, more sustainable diets
No value-added taxes (VAT) on fruit and vegetables, but increased VAT on meat and milk would have a positive effect on ...
Dhaka Tribune17h
Govt raises VAT, duties on over 100 items
The government has increased Value Added Tax (VAT) and supplementary duties on over a hundred goods and services midway ...
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Bahamas cuts VAT on all food items
Bahamian Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has announced that the value-added tax rate on all food sold in stores would be ...
Why is VAT being added to private school fees?
VAT is now being added to private school fees after new rules came into force on 1 January. The government plans to spend the ...
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Tax Notes: VAT refund for non-resident foreign tourists
The Philippines has taken a step to boost tourism and enhance the shopping experience for international visitors through ...
What is a national consumption tax? Here's how it differs from income tax.
Consumption tax is a tax on goods or services – what you spend, rather than what you earn. In the U.S., consumption tax comes ...
Indonesia Waters Down Planned VAT Hike In Last-Minute Move
Indonesia scaled back its planned increase in the value-added tax rate just hours before it was set to take effect on January ...
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BIR exempts securities, assets transfer from tax
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has ruled to exempt from taxation the transfer of assets and the issuance and transfer of securities.  Signed by Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, Revenue ...
UK to tax private schools in $1.9 B boost to public education
The U.K. will end a tax exemption for private schools Wednesday, the center-left Labour government has announced, in a move ...