Category: Levies
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Food inflation poised to jump above 4% as levies and wage rises weigh on retailers
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Food price inflation is expected to rise to more than 4 per cent this year, in a sharp reversal of a recent trend of slowing shop prices, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. According to forecasts by the lobby group, prices in supermarkets will rise by an average of…
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Millions of UK tourists could face new visitor levies as councils seek to fund services
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Tourists visiting the UK may soon be required to pay a domestic visitor fee, as councils consider introducing overnight stay fees to support services strained by overtourism. This move follows similar measures in European destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona and aims to address the challenges posed by record visitor…
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Philippines levies 12% VAT tax on digital services by tech giants By Reuters
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will impose a 12% value-added tax on digital services offered by technology giants such as Amazon (NASDAQ:), Netflix (NASDAQ:), Disney and Alphabet (NASDAQ:), in 2019. The Internal Revenue Agency said On Thursday, it is a move that will level the playing field with local players.…
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Airtime, financial transaction levies dethrone ‘sin taxes’ as new KRA excise duty cash cow
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For a long time, the excise tax basket of tax officials was nearly filled with groups of individuals who could barely resist a rush of nicotine or a sip of the suds. Because the excise taxes were mainly taken from cigarettes and alcohol, they were called “sin taxes.” But the…