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 Leið yfir nýja ráðherrann á fyrsta fundi Erlent Ísraelar gera loftárásir á Katar Erlent Ráðstöfun séreignarsparnaðar inn á húsnæðislán bara tímabundin Innlent Fámenn mótmæli við þingsetningu: „Afætur! Aumingjar! Rasistar!“ Innlent Gera loftárásir á háhýsi og vara við yfirvofandi innrás Erlent Gefa grænt ljós á handtökur á grundvelli kynþáttar og málnotkunar Erlent Útsending komin í lag Innlent Kínversk ferðaskrifstofa fær ekki áheyrn hjá Hæstarétti Innlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Ruddust inn til manns og mölbrutu í honum tennurnar 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 Leið yfir nýja ráðherrann á fyrsta fundi Erlent Ísraelar gera loftárásir á Katar Erlent Ráðstöfun séreignarsparnaðar inn á húsnæðislán bara tímabundin Innlent Fámenn mótmæli við þingsetningu: „Afætur! Aumingjar! Rasistar!“ Innlent Gera loftárásir á háhýsi og vara við yfirvofandi innrás Erlent Gefa grænt ljós á handtökur á grundvelli kynþáttar og málnotkunar Erlent Útsending komin í lag Innlent Kínversk ferðaskrifstofa fær ekki áheyrn hjá Hæstarétti Innlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Ruddust inn til manns og mölbrutu í honum tennurnar Innlent