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Daily Maverick on MSN12h
VAT hike could undermine Budget boost for health and education, say civil society groups
Civil society organisations have supported the shift away from defunding public services, like healthcare and education, ...
Ada Derana8h
VAT exempted on locally produced milk and yogurt; digital services and traders face new tax changes
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that locally produced liquid milk and yogurt are now exempted from Value Added ...
Moneyweb10d
Draft bill still contains Vat increases over next two years
The draft bill, as published on 12 March, provides for the highly disputed value-added tax (Vat) increase, the expansion of ...
Exclusive: Italy pursues payment from Meta, X and LinkedIn in landmark tax case
Italy has handed tax demands to Meta , X and LinkedIn in an unprecedented VAT claim against the U.S. tech giants that could ...
BusinessTech10d
Ramaphosa gives no promises to scrap VAT increases
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that National Treasury’s budget assessment doesn’t see room for an alternative to VAT hikes, ...
The Daily Mirror7d
VAT Amendment Bill approved by Parliament
Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror)- The Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill which seeks to rectify certain shortcomings of the VAT was unanimously approved by Parliament today. The government ...
NL Times8d
Dutch households pay 32 times more energy tax than big users per KWh; Call to lower VAT
The Consumentenbond wants the Dutch government to lower the VAT rate on electricity to make the energy bill manageable for ...
The Citizen10d
Draft bill still contains Vat increases over next two years
The draft bill, as published on 12 March, provides for the highly disputed value-added tax (Vat) increase, the expansion of the list of zero-rated items, increases in sin taxes, and adjustments to ...