Consumption Tax Trends 2018
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 international aspects of VAT/GST developments and the efficiency of this tax. It describes a range of other consumption taxation provisions on tobacco, alcoholic beverages and motor vehicles.
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Executive Summary
Consumption taxes generally consist of general taxes on goods and services (“taxes on general consumption”), consisting of value-added tax (VAT) and its equivalent in several jurisdictions (goods and services tax, or GST); sales taxes, and other general taxes on goods and services; and taxes on specific goods and services, consisting primarily of excise taxes, customs and import duties, and taxes on specific services (such as insurance premiums and financial services).
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