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VAT RATES
Country Sales (%) Advertising (%) Newsprint (%) New equipment (%) Outside composition (%) Normal VAT rates (%)
Argentina 0 21 21 21 21 21
Austria 10 20 20 20 20 20
Australia 10 10 10 10 10 10
Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 0 21 21 21 21 21
Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 18
Bulgaria 20 20 20 20 20 20
Cameroon 0 18.7 0 18.7 0 18.7
Canada 7 7 7 7 7 7
Chile 18 18 18 18 18 18
China 13 15 17 0 0 17
Colombia 0 10 15 15 15 15
Costa Rica 13 13 0 13 13 13
Croatia 22 22 22 22 22 22
Cyprus 0 10 10 10 - 10
Czech Republic 5 22 22 22 22 22
Denmark 0 25 25 25 25 25
Estonia 0/18 (*) 18 18 18 18 18
Finland 22 0 0 0 0 22
France 2.1 19.6 19.6 19.6 5.5 19.6
Germany 7 16 16 16 16 16
Greece 4 18 18 18 4 18
Hungary 12 25 25 25 12 12/25
Iceland 14 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5
India 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ireland 12.5 21 21 21 21 21
Israel 18 - - - - -
Italy 4 20 4 20 4 20
Japan 5 5 5 5 5 5
Kyrgyzstan 0 0 20 20 20 20
Latvia 0 18 18 18 18 18
Lebanon 0 10 10 10 10 10
Luxembourg 3 12 15 15 15 15
Macedonia 5 18 18 18 18 18
Mali 0 18 0 18 0 -
Mexico 0 15 15 15 15 15
Moldova 0 20 0 0 0 20
Mongolia 15 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 6 19 19 19 19 19
New Zealand 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5
Norway 0 24 24 24 24 24
Poland 7 22 22 22 22 22
Portugal 5 17 5 17 17 17
Russia 10 10 20 20 20 20
Slovakia 10 23 10 23 23 10/23 (*)
Slovenia 8.5 20 20 20 0 20
South Africa 14 14 14 14 14 14
South Korea 10 10 10 10 10 10
Spain 4 16 16 16 16 16
Sri Lanka 20 20 0 10 - -
Sweden 6 25 25 25 25 25
Switzerland 2.4 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6
Taiwan - 5 - - - 5
Tanzania 0 20 20 20 20 20
Thailand 7 7 0 (*) 0 (*) 0 7
Turkey 1 18 8 0 - 18
Uganda 17 17 17 17 17 17
Ukraine 20 20 0/20 (*) 20 20 20
United Kingdom 0 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uruguay 0 26 26 26 - 26
(*) see country report
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