Big news! Following Germany, these two countries are also going to lower their VAT rates

Big news! Following Germany, these two countries are also going to lower their VAT rates


After Germany reduced the VAT rate from 19% to 16%, the UK and Italy also took action.

UK VAT rate may be reduced to 15%


 

According to foreign media reports, British Prime Minister Johnson's office said that Johnson will announce the latest "de-lockdown" plan on June 23, and will officially let the UK enter the third phase of de-lockdown on July 4 to fully restart the economy.


The report further pointed out that although British stores and shopping malls have been fully opened, their turnover is still only about 40% of the usual level. For this reason, the British government is still planning a tax cut, and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak is likely to announce a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) from the current 20% to 17% or even 15% .


According to multiple British media reports, in order to stimulate economic recovery, Sunak plans to announce early next month that he will reduce VAT and business tax!


Such opportunities are rare. Since the government last raised VAT in 2011, VAT has remained at a high level of 20%. The last time the government announced a VAT cut was during the financial crisis in 2008, when the government reduced the VAT rate from 17.5% to 15% to stimulate the recovery of the UK economy.

In addition, sellers who have not paid taxes from March 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020 should note that the deferral period is about to end. In other words, starting from July 1, 2020, sellers need to:

✦Submit UK VAT returns as normal
✦ Pay taxes as normal
✦ If the seller has postponed the payment of VAT during the deferral period, it must be paid before March 31, 2021
 

Italy's VAT rate may drop to 10%



 
Due to the epidemic crisis, Italy canceled its original plan to increase the VAT rate in 2020 and began to consider lowering the VAT rate.
 
The Italian government may consider temporarily cutting VAT to stimulate consumption, Laura Castelli, deputy finance minister, said in an interview with national radio station Rai Radio 1. In addition, the VAT cut may be related to the government's strategy to strengthen online payments to help reduce VAT fraud.
 
Given the huge pressure on Italy's public debt, the scope of tax cuts is relatively small. Priority will be given to supporting the catering, tourism, automobile, clothing and handicraft industries that have been hit hardest by the epidemic, and the value-added tax rate will be reduced from 22% to 10% or 12% .


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