Tunisia gazettes 2026 Finance Law, includes presumptive tax regime for small businesses
Tunisia has published the Finance Law for 2026 (Law No. 2025-17) in the Official Gazette on 12 December 2025, setting out a wide-ranging package of tax and fiscal measures aimed at strengthening public finances while supporting targeted sectors of
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Greece enacts law introducing strategic investment incentives, 100% deduction for defence
Greece has passed Law 5246/2025, โTax Reform for Demographics and the Middle Class โ Support Measures for Society and the Economyโ, following parliamentary approval on 7 November 2025. The law introduces broad tax reforms, including
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Hungary enacts 2026 autumn tax reforms, additional measures
Hungary has enacted several significant tax measures through legislative acts to reduce administrative burdens, promote business investment, and align domestic rules with EU directives. The measures are scheduled to take effect in 2026 unless
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Italy: Revenue Agency issues regulatory guidelines for cross-border VAT exemption applicants
The Italian Revenue Agency, through the measure issued on 10 December 2025, has defined the procedures for verifying compliance by entities intending to apply the special cross-border VAT exemption regime. The measure follows the implementation,
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Israel: Cabinet approves 2026 state budget amid controversy
The Israeli cabinet approved the 2026 state budget on 5 December 2025 after prolonged negotiations and internal disputes over allocations. The key tax measures and policy changes are as follows: Corporate and Banking Taxesย New measures
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Italy: Revenue Agency confirms VAT exemption for turnkey modular homes
The Italian Revenue Agency has clarified, on 5 December 2025, that fully finished modular homes, ready to be lived in and complete with utilities and finishes, are considered real estate and are generally exempt from VAT. VAT applies only if the
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Uzbekistan outlines 2026โ28 budget and fiscal plan, proposes higher corporate income tax
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced the Budget and Tax Policy for 2026 to 2028 on 26 November 2025. A cornerstone of the forthcoming tax strategy is the consistency of the primary ad valorem tax rates, providing
See MoreItaly: Revenue Agency updated VAT exemption for SMEs across EU borders
Italyโs Revenue Agency has introduced an important update to the VAT exemption scheme for small businesses operating across EU borders on 4 December 2025. Under the revised rules, the 35-working-day period for assigning the โEXโ
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Russia expands VAT exemptions for precious metal banking transactions
Russia has introduced new VAT relief measures for banking operations involving precious metals following the publication of Federal Law No. 417-FZ on 17 November 2025. The law adds two categories of transactions to the list of VAT-exempt
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Georgia implements several tax code modifications for 2026, strengthens transfer pricing rules
Georgia has issued Law No. 1061-IVะะก-XIะะ dated 12 November 2025 in the Official Gazette, introducing several amendments to the Georgian Tax Code. The amendments introduce targeted incentives for agriculture, capital markets, construction, and
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Angola: National Assembly approves 2026 budget, proposes several tax law modifications
Angolaโs parliament has approved the General State Budget for 2026 on 19 November 2025, introducing amendments to several tax laws. The key amendments are: Corporate Tax Reforms Electronic filing mandate: General and simplified regime
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Hungary: Parliament proposes tax measures to ease business taxesย
The Hungarian National Assembly is reviewing Bill T/13110, which aims to reduce the tax burden on businesses by introducing a range of changes to tax rules and thresholds. This legislative package, titled "Measures to Reduce the Tax Burden on
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Netherlands issues new decree on VAT exemption for share transactions
The Netherlands has published a new Decree on 15 October 2025 regarding the VAT exemption for share transactions. The Decree clarifies the scope of โintermediary servicesโ in securities transactions and provides a broad application of the VAT
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Chile: SII clarifies offshore software tax exempt from non-resident income tax
Offshore software licenses in Chile exempt from income tax, VAT applies. The Chilean Tax Administration (SII) has clarified the tax treatment of software licensing services provided from abroad. According to Ruling No. 2066-2025 on 16 October
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Norway: Government presents 2026 Budget Bill, corporate income tax to remain at current levels
The 2026 Budget Bill prioritises welfare, health, defence, reducing electric car subsidies, cutting income and electricity taxes to boost purchasing power, and closing tax loopholes. Norwayโs government has presented its proposal for the state
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Russia: State Duma approves VAT exemption for precious metal deposits
State Duma approved a draft law exempting banks from VAT on interest paid in precious metals, aiming to boost deposits and reduce legal disputes. Russia's lower house of the Federal Assembly (State Duma) approved at first reading a draft law that
See MoreGreece implements EU small business VAT scheme
The measures apply retroactively from 1 January 2025. Greece adopted Law No. 5222, published on 28 July 2025, introducing the EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies, in line with Council Directive (EU) 2020/285 of 18 February
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European Commission releases reports on member states’ VAT rate exemptions
This report reviews how Member States apply VAT rate derogations, revealing an uneven distribution.ย The European Commission has released a report examining the VAT rate exemptions utilised by EU Member States, accompanied by annexes detailing
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