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 Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Klara Baldursdóttir er látin Innlent Konan sem féll í Brúará er látin Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Deilurnar halda áfram og Musk boðar „Ameríkuflokkinn“ Erlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Aftur logar eldur í Læradal Erlent Glittir í endurkomu sumarsins Veður Fimm frumvörp fjögurra ráðuneyta samþykkt 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 Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Klara Baldursdóttir er látin Innlent Konan sem féll í Brúará er látin Innlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent Deilurnar halda áfram og Musk boðar „Ameríkuflokkinn“ Erlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Aftur logar eldur í Læradal Erlent Glittir í endurkomu sumarsins Veður Fimm frumvörp fjögurra ráðuneyta samþykkt Innlent