Another day, another food-related VAT case to sink our teeth into. But when the substance is a gas that largely dissipates before ingestion, can it ...

Cutting the Vat rate from 13.5pc to 9pc in next Tuesday’s budget is unlikely to change insolvency rates in hospitality, a leading consultancy has warned. Energy bills and the cost of recruiting ...

The department store chain highlighted the pain caused by ministers' refusal to restore VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors.

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's tax take is rising faster than expected thanks to job growth and inflation, putting the budget deficit on track to dip below the European Union ceiling of 3% of gross domestic ...

Many African countries inherited their tax systems from France. A tax system that consisted only of a VAT of 18%, with no income or payroll taxes, would probably generate the same or higher ...

In Naivasha, Oserian Development Company, one of Kenya’s oldest and largest flower farms, laid off 800 employees in September 2025, citing high costs and shrinking margins. The remaining 400 workers ...

VAT was first introduced in Thailand in 1992 at a rate of 10%, but it was reduced to 7% during the 1997 financial crisis and has remained at 7% ever since. The law calls for the rate to be reviewed ...

An Orange County woman has been charged with illegally registering her dog to vote in California elections in 2021 and 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Laura Lee Yourex, a ...

The US job market is stalling out. Job growth slowed to a crawl in August, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nearly four years, indicating the US labor market is growing stagnant.

MANILA, Philippines – Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste has filed House Bill No. 4302 to lower the Value-Added Tax (VAT) to 10% and moved on Wednesday that this be at the ...

A reduction of the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services to 10% from the previous rate of 12% has been proposed in the House of Representatives to ease inflation or the rate of increase on ...