Sentence examples for vat imposed from inspiring English sources

Being based in Luxembourg means it can charge VAT on ebook sales at the local rate of 3% rather than the 20% VAT imposed on British-based ebook retailers.

In the past, the VAT imposed on ebooks purchased by European Union readers was based on the VAT rate for the country in which the retailer was based.

A VAT imposes a tax at every intermediate step of production, so the goods reach the final consumer with much of the tax already in the price.

Subsequently, Amazon charges the difference between the UK VAT levy imposed on publishers and the actual 3% that it pays, which amounts to an extra £1.38 of profit every time it sells a £10 ebook in this country.

These taxes, also called VAT, are imposed in all developed nations.

Once Lamont imposed VAT on household fuel, under EU rules no British government was able to cut it.

Utilities were privatised, VAT raised, a surtax imposed on incomes, public sector pay and pensions slashed and benefits cut, and the working day was extended.

And shadow transport minister John Woodcock MP said: "Hard-pressed motorists will be dismayed by the sight of ministers running around like headless chickens when they are the ones who have just imposed a VAT hike hitting everyone at the pump".

A VAT of 17.5% is now imposed in Britain, and 20% is being proposed; while some EU countries already have a VAT as high as 25%.

Mr Brown also took a swipe at a Tory proposal to impose VAT on airline tickets.

With inflation nearing 30%, Iranians are already grumpy: witness a recent strike by bazaar merchants protesting against a plan to impose VAT, at 3%.