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 Hvítabjörninn felldur: Forðaði sér inn og sendi skilaboð á dóttur sína Innlent Reyndist ekki faðir stúlknanna Innlent Rafrettukóngur og eigandi Drekans sakaðir um 740 milljóna brot Innlent Nafn mannsins sem lést í vinnuslysi í Árborg Innlent Kona á níræðisaldri sá björninn í þriggja metra fjarlægð Innlent Benedikt Sveinsson er látinn Innlent Endalaus þrautaganga Haraldar eftir svörum Innlent Engar ábendingar borist þrátt fyrir ákall Innlent Brynjar segir af sér Innlent Senda vopnaða menn á svæðið 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 Hvítabjörninn felldur: Forðaði sér inn og sendi skilaboð á dóttur sína Innlent Reyndist ekki faðir stúlknanna Innlent Rafrettukóngur og eigandi Drekans sakaðir um 740 milljóna brot Innlent Nafn mannsins sem lést í vinnuslysi í Árborg Innlent Kona á níræðisaldri sá björninn í þriggja metra fjarlægð Innlent Benedikt Sveinsson er látinn Innlent Endalaus þrautaganga Haraldar eftir svörum Innlent Engar ábendingar borist þrátt fyrir ákall Innlent Brynjar segir af sér Innlent Senda vopnaða menn á svæðið Innlent