RTÉ Ireland

VAT for catering, hairdressing to be cut from 13.5% to 9%

The Government is reducing the VAT rate for food and catering businesses, and for hairdressing services from 13.5% down to 9% ...

Hospitality VAT cut delayed to July due to ‘significant cost’ of policy measure

The Government’s decision to wait until next July to apply a VAT cut for the hospitality sector was taken, in part, because ...
The Moscow Times on MSN

Russia’s Planned VAT Hike Expected to Push Inflation Higher, Finance Ministry Says

Russia’s plan to raise its value-added tax, or VAT, to fund soaring defense and security spending is expected to drive ...

Income tax or VAT? Experts reveal which increase will have ‘least damaging’ impact on economy

Analysis carried out by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research suggests that it would be harmful for the ...
Ukrainska Pravda on MSN

Russia to raise VAT to finance its war against Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed a bill that would raise the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 20% to 22%. Source: ...
Independent Online

Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana confirms VAT hike set for May 1

Value Added Tax (VAT) will increase by May 1. This is according to Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana. Responding to court action undertaken by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Democratic ...

Russia's VAT hike will knock $3.4 billion off banks' profit in 2026, Sberbank CEO says

The Russian government's proposal to increase value-added tax and eliminate some tax breaks in 2026 to balance the budget ...
BusinessMirror

Cutting VAT to 10% to disrupt fiscal fix

LOWERING the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 10 percent would trigger a chain of economic and fiscal consequences, according to ...

Buyers fear VAT cut on apartment sales could be a double whammy

Cut to exit tax for investors welcomed as small first step to reform of taxation on investments but little cheer on childcare ...

The Ministry of Finance proposed to introduce VAT for foreign goods

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has developed amendments to the Tax Code that envisage the introduction of ...
BusinessTech

Calls for major VAT change in South Africa

Lenders have called for National Treasury to increase the VAT registration threshold in South Africa, which has been stuck at ...

Botswana to raise VAT from April -finance minister

Botswana will increase its value-added tax to 14% from 12% in April, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said on Monday, as the country looks to boost revenues after the COVID-19 pandemic hurt its key ...