Tax Reduction Hits at Midnight 28. febrúar 2007 17:25 At midnight, new laws on Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise tax on food will take effect in Iceland. According to the new laws, VAT on most food categories will be lowered from 14% to 7%. The Icelandic Consumer Agency projects a average price reduction of 6.1%. Most food categories also carry Excise Tax, which will in most cases be abandoned. Tolls and tariffs on imported meat will be reduced up to 40%. VAT on books and CDs will also be lowered from 24.5% to 7%, which means a price reduction of 14.1%. Also affected will be hotel rates, but VAT on hotel prices will be reduced from 14% to 7%. News News in English Mest lesið Alelda bíll á Emstruleið Innlent Skotárás á Times Square Erlent Rannsaka ásakanir á hendur ríkissáttasemjara Innlent Lést eftir skyndileg veikindi við klettastökk Innlent Rekinn eftir tvo mánuði hjá skattinum og samdægurs tilnefndur sendiherra á Íslandi Erlent Gefur ekkert landsvæði eftir Erlent Segjast ekkert hafa vitað um hætturnar í Reynisfjöru Innlent Samdráttur og vítahringur í boði stjórnvalda Innlent „Úkraínumenn þurfa örugglega að gefa eftir land“ Erlent Amma ræsti neyðarhnapp við enn eina árás dóttur sinnar Innlent
At midnight, new laws on Value Added Tax (VAT) and Excise tax on food will take effect in Iceland. According to the new laws, VAT on most food categories will be lowered from 14% to 7%. The Icelandic Consumer Agency projects a average price reduction of 6.1%. Most food categories also carry Excise Tax, which will in most cases be abandoned. Tolls and tariffs on imported meat will be reduced up to 40%. VAT on books and CDs will also be lowered from 24.5% to 7%, which means a price reduction of 14.1%. Also affected will be hotel rates, but VAT on hotel prices will be reduced from 14% to 7%.
News News in English Mest lesið Alelda bíll á Emstruleið Innlent Skotárás á Times Square Erlent Rannsaka ásakanir á hendur ríkissáttasemjara Innlent Lést eftir skyndileg veikindi við klettastökk Innlent Rekinn eftir tvo mánuði hjá skattinum og samdægurs tilnefndur sendiherra á Íslandi Erlent Gefur ekkert landsvæði eftir Erlent Segjast ekkert hafa vitað um hætturnar í Reynisfjöru Innlent Samdráttur og vítahringur í boði stjórnvalda Innlent „Úkraínumenn þurfa örugglega að gefa eftir land“ Erlent Amma ræsti neyðarhnapp við enn eina árás dóttur sinnar Innlent