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value-added tax

NOUN
indirect tax
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Ghana has abolished its Covid-19 "Health Recovery Levy" and reduced its value-added tax in a bid to bolster economic growth, the government said Thursday.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Retail investors are no longer able to offset value-added tax when selling gold bought from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

India has driven more of the economy into the formal sector, for instance by enacting a goods and services tax like Europe’s value-added tax, allowing more revenue to be extracted from more people and businesses.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

India has driven more of the economy into the formal sector, for instance by enacting a Goods and Services Tax like Europe’s value-added tax, allowing more revenue to be extracted from more people and businesses.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

A value-added tax, introduced in 1999, launched the   government's comprehensive tax reform program.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency




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