2025 Budget seeks to help less well off On 7th October 2024, the Norwegian government published its 2025 Budget. This includes a range of measures to support the less well
Targeted support for most needy to mediate regressive indirect tax Singapore is the latest jurisdiction to confirm a ‘GST Voucher’ scheme, which provides targeted welfare cash payouts to compensate the
Denmark seeks agreement on 2028 Customs Reforms and Energy Taxation Directive From 1 July to 31 December 2025, Denmark holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During
Study shows VAT cuts on food fully benefit consumers — with evidence from Portugal, the UK, Spain and France A recent study by João Quelhas and Tiago Bernardino, PhD students
Potential rise to 10% GST rate; modernisation of design and requirements Australia is taking a hard look at its 25 year-old Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, with fresh momentum
Delays on foreign providers 17 March 2025 obligation to register and collect VAT on B2C electronically supplied services The East African state of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia extended VAT
2025 EC study on the challenges of VAT beyond ViDA European Commission launched a study into the challenges of VAT reform after EU VAT in the Digital Age. This complete preliminary
Expansion to financial services and other supplies to meet deficit Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance announced in June a significant revision to its Sales Tax rates and an expansion of the
Ministry of Finance consultation on 2-year phased launch of digital books and e-invoicing On 1 July 2025, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance launched a consultation on a phased introduction of
6-month cut to 13% standard VAT rate ends 1 July 2025 The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has confirmed the return to the 17% standard VAT rate on 1
1st July 2025 2% VAT rise to 24% will now be permanent The Estonian standard VAT rate rose from 22% to 24% on 1 July 2025. Initially, this had been
Option to defer import VAT payments until next VAT return The Slovak Republic now enables importers to avoid the cash payment of import VAT by introducing deferred VAT from 1
Switch from source to destination VAT; rise in tourism rate The Indian Ocean archipelago state of Maldives is switch the basis for determining where Goods and Services Tax (GST) is
Mandatory e-factura 1 October 2026 The Moldavian Ministry of Finance has confirmed the launch schedule for its mandatory e-invoicing (e-factura) regime: H2 2025: start of regulatory and technical documentation Jan
July 2025: Quarterly reporting on platforms’ third party sales China’s State Administration of Taxation (SAT) has implemented new tax reporting rules targeting digital platform operators to enhance transparency and strengthen
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