Bahrain has become the third of six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to implement a 5% VAT regime. The six states agreed in 2018 to form a VAT and Customs union, similar to the European Unions. Key facts: Phased 3-stage registrations in 2019 of eligible
18-month VAT implementation completes The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has completed the implementation of its local version of Value Added Tax – taxe générale à la consommation, TGC. The consumption tax was first introduced in April 2017 with a phased roll out of
The Gulf state of Saudi Arabia implemented VAT on electronic or digital services provided by resident or non-resident providers on 1 January 2018. This was the date it introduced its 5% VAT regime as part of the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council agreement to create a
One-nation Goods and Services Tax implementation simplifies range of overlapping consumption taxes India has implemented a Goods and Services Tax on 1 July 2017. It is administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC). It is operated by the Goods and Services
India’s opposition, the Congress party, continues to block the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill. India plans GST implementation from October 2017. GST will replace a range of indirect taxes, including: CENVAT; VAT; Professional Tax; and Service Tax. Many of these taxes
Financial crisis leads to austerity tax rises The UK has increased its standard Value Added Tax rate from 17.5% to 20% from 4 January 2011. This comes as the government’s deficit has ballooned in response to bailing out several banks during the financial crisis of
Poland austerity VAT hike Poland has become the newest European country to increase its indirect tax rate to help cope with financial crisis and Euro currency crisis. Its standard rate will rise from 22% to 23% on 1 January 2011. The reduced VAT rates of
