Israel issues guidance on increased VAT rate
Israel’s Tax Authority has issued guidance on the increase in the standard VAT rate from 17% to 18%, effective 1 January 2025. The guidance provides an explanation of how to apply the correct VAT rate to transactions such as goods, services,
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Indonesia: President announces 12% VAT limited to luxury goods, services
Indonesia’s President has announced that the VAT rate will increase from 11% to 12%, starting 1 January 2025. However, the VAT increase will only be applicable to luxury goods and services like private jets, yachts, cruise ships, and luxury
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Lithuania considers reduced VAT on essential foods, services
The Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) accepted for consideration Draft Bill No. XVP-90 which aims to introduce a reduced 9% VAT rate on essential food products on 30 December 2024. The proposed bill also includes a measure to extend the lower VAT
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Slovak Republic publishes guidance on VAT rate reduction for accommodation services
The Slovak Republic’s Financial Administration has released guidance detailing changes to the reduced VAT rate for accommodation services, which took effect on 1 January 2025. The guidance outlines how the new rate applies to advance payments,
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Turkey increases refund limit for transactions subject to the reduced VAT rate
The Turkish Official Gazette published Communique No. 53 on 30 December 2024, which outlines changes to the VAT refund threshold subject to the reduced VAT rate for 2025. According to the new regulation, the VAT refund threshold has been
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Russia expands list of agricultural seeds eligible for reduced VAT rate
The Russian government has issued Resolution No. 3596-r, expanding the list of agricultural crop seeds treated with biological or chemical agents that are subject to a reduced VAT rate of 10% upon sale and import. The resolution, which came into
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Vietnam extends VAT reduction for first half of 2025
The Vietnamese government has extended the reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate from 10% to 8% for eligible goods and services during the first half of 2025, effective from 1 January to 30 June. The new tax policy was introduced in Decree No.
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Norway publishes overview of tax changes for 2025
Norway’s government has released an overview outlining key tax changes which took effect on 1 January 2025. Some of the main changes include: Natural resource tax for hydropower The natural resource tax for hydropower plants has been
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Indonesia announces relief to ease 2025 VAT hike impact
Indonesia’s government has announced a relief package to mitigate the effects of the upcoming VAT increase to 12%, set to take effect on 1 January 2025. Earlier, Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati confirmed that the VAT rate
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Ecuador to keep higher VAT rate in 2025
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has signed Executive Decree No. 470 on 4 December 2024, extending the 15% VAT rate increase through 2025. The VAT rate has been increased from 12% to 15% under the Organic Law to Confront the Internal Armed
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Indonesia to raise VAT rate on luxury goods
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has approved a plan on 6 December 2024 to increase the value-added tax on luxury goods by one percentage point to 12% in 2025, according to Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, the deputy speaker of parliament. Starting 1
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Poland extends reduced VAT on agricultural production
Poland’s Ministry of Finance released a draft regulation proposing a three-month extension of the reduced 8% value-added tax (VAT) rate on specific goods used in agricultural production. This extension covers agents improving soil properties,
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Angola proposes new tax compliance, registration rules in 2025 budget
Angola’s government had submitted the 2025 State Budget Law on 31 October 2024 with various tax measures. The proposed tax measures state that: Non-compliant taxpayers will still face restrictions on financial transactions and work permit
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Vietnam: Government proposes VAT reduction extension for 2025
The Vietnamese government issued Resolution No. 218/NQ-CP on 12 November 2024, instructing the Ministry of Finance to propose policies for tax reductions, including an extension of the VAT cut into the first half of 2025. The proposed plan
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Indonesia to implement planned 12% VAT rate increase in 2025
Indonesia's Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has confirmed that the country will increase its standard VAT rate from 11% to 12%, effective 1 January 2025. The VAT adjustment aligns with the nation's Tax Regulation Harmonization Law,
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Egypt implements new VAT rules for exported services
Egypt’s tax authorities issued Instruction No. 78 of 2024, which amends the criteria for applying the 0% value-added tax (VAT) on exported services under Circulars (5) and (6) of 2019. Instruction No. 78 repeals Circulars 5 and 6 of 2019, where
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Philippines proposes VAT rules for digital services
The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released draft revenue regulations on 8 November 2024 to implement the Republic Act No. 12023. This act introduces a 12% VAT on all digital services used in the Philippines, including those
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Finland proposes revised TV tax, VAT on broadcasting services
Finland’s government has submitted a legislative proposal (HE 186/2024) to the parliament on 7 November 2024 to amend the television tax levied on individuals and businesses and the VAT applied to public broadcasting services. The draft
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