Ireland updates VAT rules for food and drink supplies, including 9% rate on hot meals
The Irish Revenue has issued Revenue eBrief No. 143/26 on 7 October 2026, updating its Tax and Duty Manual on the VAT treatment of food and drink supplied by wholesalers and retailers. The update reflects the application of the second reduced VAT
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Spain extends energy tax cuts through December 2026
Spain's government has approved Royal Decree-Law 25/2026 (Real Decreto-ley 25/2026) of 29 September 2026, extending emergency measures first adopted under Royal Decree-Law 7/2026 of 20 March 2026 and Royal Decree-Law 18/2026 of 29 June 2026. The
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Ireland introduces Pillar Two amendments, business incentives in Budget 2027
Ireland’s Department of Finance published Budget 2027 on 6 October 2026. The key tax measures are as follows: Corporation tax administration Budget 2027 introduces changes to preliminary corporation tax rules to provide greater
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Uruguay: MoF extends reduced VAT rate for tourism services
Uruguay’s Ministry of Finance ( MoF) has announced that the Executive Branch extended a nine-percentage-point reduction in the VAT rate for certain tourism-related services until 30 April 2027 under Decree No. 235/026, signed by President Yamandú
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Cyprus: Government approves VAT cuts, inflation relief measures
The Cyprus Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance announced a series of economic measures on 30 September 2026, designed to address rising prices across essential goods and services. Tax reductions on food and energy Cyprus will
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Ukraine proposes reduced VAT rates for essential goods
Ukraine's parliament is considering Draft Law No. 16069 of 14 September 2026, which proposes amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine to reduce VAT rates on food products, medicines, children's items and other socially significant goods, and to lower
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Poland extends fuel price relief through year-end
Poland's Ministry of Finance and Economy has introduced another round of tax cuts on motor fuels on 2 October 2026. The latest tax round goes into effect on 3 October 2026. The reductions apply until 31 December 2026. The Value Added Tax
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Austria extends fuel price relief through November 2026
The Austrian government confirmed, on 23 September 2026, that it will extend and expand its fuel price cap beyond its September expiration. The coalition of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS parties agreed to reactivate the measure at a significantly larger
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Germany: Restaurant VAT relief fails to cut menu prices
Germany's restaurant sector received a EUR 4 billion tax reduction at the start of 2026 when the government permanently lowered value-added tax on restaurant meals from 19% to 7%. A study by WMP Consult, ordered by the Food, Beverages and
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France updates guidance on VAT rate for cooling energy
France has clarified that the supply of cooling energy distributed through networks is subject to the reduced 5.5% rate of value added tax (VAT), following an amendment introduced by the Finance Law for 2026. The clarification was published on 26
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Thailand extends reduced VAT rate until September 2027
Thailand has extended its reduced Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate of 6.3% for another year, from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Including the 0.7% local government allocation, the effective VAT rate remains 7% on sales of goods, provision of
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Poland temporarily cuts VAT rate on motor fuels to 8%
Poland’s Minister of Finance and Economy issued a regulation on 13 August 2026 temporarily reducing the VAT rate on certain motor fuels to 8%. The measure amends the Regulation of 9 December 2023 on reduced VAT rates and applies for two weeks,
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Thailand extends 7% VAT rate through 2027
Thailand's Cabinet has approved extending the reduced value-added tax rate of 7% for another year from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027 in a press release issued on 27 July 2026. The current reduced rate was set to expire on 30 September
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Kenya: KRA extends 8% VAT rate on fuel products through 14 October 2026
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has published the Value Added Tax (Amendment of Rate of Tax) Order 2026 on 14 July 2026, in which it extended the temporary VAT reduction from 16% to 8% on premium gasoline (motor spirit), illuminating kerosene, and
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Kenya extends reduced VAT on petroleum products through mid-October 2026
Kenya’s government confirmed, on 14 July 2026, that it is keeping its reduced 8% value-added tax rate on petroleum products through mid-October, alongside a KES 945 million subsidy to stabilise pump prices in the July-August cycle. The
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Ireland reintroduces 9% VAT for food businesses, hairdressers
Ireland's Government has announced, on 30 June 2026, the reintroduction of the 9% VAT rate for food and catering services and hairdressing from 1 July 2026, delivering a commitment set out in the Programme for Government. According to the
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The Spanish Tax Agency has announced the publication of Royal Decree-Law 18/2026 in the Official State Gazette (BOE), introducing tax measures under the Comprehensive Response Plan to the Crisis in the Middle East. The legislation, dated 29 June
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Sweden lowers VAT rate on admission to dance events
Sweden has enacted an amendment to the Value Added Tax Act (2023:200) that lowers the VAT rate on admission to dance events from 25% to 6%. The change was approved by the Riksdag and formalised through Act SFS 2026:841, which was issued on 28 May
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