Sentence examples for vat levied from inspiring English sources

Since then British motorists have seen increases in the fuel duty and VAT levied by the government.

A £15m boost for women's charities to be paid from the so-called tampon tax – the VAT levied on sanitary products.

A £15m boost for women's charities to be paid for from the so-called "tampon tax" – the VAT levied on sanitary products.

On Monday, an unlikely alliance of feminists and Eurosceptic men forced a Commons debate about the "tampon tax" – the 5% VAT levied on sanitary products – wringing a promise from the government to raise the issue with the European commission.

Women's charities will receive £15m a year from the so-called "tampon tax" – the VAT levied on sanitary products – and the sports budget at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is set to increase by 29%, allowing Britain to "go for gold" at the Rio Olympic Games.

The PM also defended plans to levy VAT on sales of freshly baked products such as pasties after Lib Dem MP Stephen Gilbert questioned its fairness, telling MPs there was no VAT levied on caviar.

They may get a second wind because of tactical mistakes the current regime has made in its tax reforms: It raised excise taxes and various VAT levies because it felt obliged to match the revenues that would allegedly be lost by moving to a flat tax.

Ghana has led the way in demonstrating the revenue generating power of dedicated indirect taxes, through its 2.5% VAT levy which generates 70% of the revenue of the NHIS.

In the European Union (EU), value-added-tax (VAT) is levied on all goods and services, however, each country within the EU determines individual rates and goods attracting VAT; for example, Ireland and the United Kingdom 'zero-rate' basic foodstuffs, including milk [ 114, 115].

VAT is levied at each stage of production.

Unlike state sales taxes, which are charged only to the final customer, VAT is levied at each stage of production.