Consumption Tax Trends 2016
VAT/GST and excise rates, trends and policy issues
Consumption Tax Trends provides information on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries. It also contains information about indirect tax topics such as international aspects of VAT/GST developments and the efficiency of this tax. It also describes a range of taxation provisions such as the taxation of motor vehicles, tobacco and alcoholic beverages.
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Measuring performance of VAT
This chapter describes how the VAT Revenue Ratio (VRR) provides an indicator of the effect of exemptions, reduced rates and non-compliance on government revenues. It presents the updated VRR estimates for OECD countries and explains how the VRR is calculated and how it should be interpreted. It is complemented with technical notes on the measurement of final consumption expenditure, on the VAT treatment of public sector activities and on the VAT exemption for financial services.
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