Kenya: National Budget for FY 2020/21
On 11 June 2020, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, Mr. Ukur Yatani Kanacho delivered the 2020/21 Budget to the National Assembly. The summary of proposed tax measures are following: Income Tax Measures Raised
See MoreBangladesh: National Budget for FY 2020-21
On 11 June 2020, Mr. AHM Mustafa Kamal, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh has presented the national budget of Tk. 568,000 crore with an ambitious target of 8.2 percent GDP growth for the FY 2020-21 in Parliament. The revenue collection
See MoreQatar exempts Customs duty on specific food and medical equipment
The General Authority of Customs (GAC) of Qatar has issued a directive exempting 905 items related to food and medical equipment from customs duties for a period of 6 months due to COVID-19 pandemic, effective from 23 March
See MoreQatar extends tax return filing due date amid COVID-19 outbreak
On 12 March 2020, The General Tax Authority (GTA) of Qatar has issued Circular No.5 of March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a two-month extension of the due date for filing income tax returns from 30 April until 30 June 2020
See MoreBrazil: Senate approves Decree amid COVID-19 pandemic
On 20 March 2020, the Senate approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus epidemic. According to that Decree, the federal taxes payments for companies under the Small Companies Tax Regime (Simples Nacional) are
See MoreBrazil: RFB clarifies Transfer pricing rules on import of products
On 30 august 2018, the Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB) published a ‘Private Ruling 95/2018’ in the Official Gazette which clarifies the calculation of price parameter on import of steel product for resale. Under this Private Ruling
See MoreIndia cuts the tariff on sugar exports to zero percent
On 21 March 2018, the government issued an official order stating that the government has abolished tariffs on exporting sugar from the current 20 percent to zero percent. The duty cut has been made to boost overseas sales, the release said. “In
See MoreIndia: Sugar import duty doubled to 100%
On February 6, 2018, the central government doubled the import duty on raw and refined sugar to 100% and raised duty on chana (chickpeas) to 40% to protect domestic farmers. At present, customs duty or import tax on sugar is 50% and that on chana is
See MoreIndia: Finance Minister presents Budget for the year 2018-19
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today disclosed its budget 2018-2019 for the fiscal year starting from 1 April 2018. The budget is largely focused on uplift of agricultural sector, along with major push to healthcare and education sectors in
See MorePakistan: Government has withdrawn sales tax and customs duty on cotton imports
On 5 January 2018, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved withdrawal of sales tax and customs duty on import of cotton effective from 8 January 2018. The ECC also granted approval for issuance of GoP Sovereign Guarantee
See MoreAzerbaijan: New customs duties declare for import of wheat, rice and corn
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the “Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity, Rates of Import and Export Customs Duties”. According to that the customs duties for import of wheat, rice and corn will be changed from January 1,
See MorePakistan: SME and export sectors are exempted from regulatory duty
On 16 October 2017, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and export-oriented units are exempted from paying regulatory duty levied through SRO 1035(I)/2017 on the import of raw material and
See MoreJersey: Draft Budget 2018 Published
The Government published the Draft Budget 2018 on October 3, 2017. This budget constructs the package of measures agreed in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP), combining savings, efficiencies and revenue raising measures to enable investment in
See MoreKenya presents budget for 2017-18
The Cabinet Secretary submitted the budget for 2017-18 to the National Assembly on 30 March 2017. the main changes are summarised below: Withholding taxes Dividends paid to non-residents by enterprises operating in Special Economic Zones will be
See MoreBolivia: Amendments in customs duties
Supreme Decree 3069 was published in the Official Gazette on 1 February 2017. The Decree changes the customs duties charged on imports of electronic equipment, image and sound recording, centrifugal dryers, vacuum cleaners, monitors and projectors,
See MoreZambia: Finance Minister presents national budget for 2017
The Minister of Finance has presented national budget for 2017 to the National Assembly on 11th November 2016. The budget of 2017 highlights some important issues which are given below: Direct tax PAYE threshold increased from K3,000
See MoreAzerbaijan -New customs duty on export of copper products
In Azerbaijan, the Decree No. 2 of Cabinet of Ministers of 10 January 2017 was published in the Official Gazette (Khalgh Ghezety ) No. 28392(7) on 12 January 2017. According to the Decree, there will be new customs duty rates on the export of
See MoreKazakhstan: Customs duty rate for exported bitumen lowered
The State Legal Database has published an Order No.441 of Ministry of Economy on 4th November 2016 in Russian language, which reduces the customs duty rate from $60 per ton to $15 per ton for exported bitumen. Additionally, exported bitumen is
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