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GST was introduced on 1 October 1986 by the Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas at a rate of 10% on goods and services. It replaced existing sales taxes for goods and services. In 1989 GST was increased, again an action initiated by the Labour Party with Deputy Prime Minister, Helen Clark and Prime Minister, Geoffrey Palmer taking GST to 12.5%.
The GST rate was increased from 3% to 4% on 1 January 2003, and to 5% on 1 January 2004. Each increase was accompanied by an offset package that was designed to make the average Singaporean household overall better off, even after accounting for the additional costs imposed by the increase in GST rates.
The top rate was 43.75% in 1921. Tax rates were lowered in the 1920s and in 1930 the top income tax rate was set to 29.25%, and the threshold lowered to £260 of annual income. By 1939, and before World War II, the top rate was 42.9%. During the war, there were huge rises in the top rate, taking it to 90%.
Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
GST + QST: 9.975: 14.975: Books are taxed at 5.0% (considered essential goods for QST but not for GST). There is an additional tax on tourist lodgings such as hotels which is usually 3.5%. This tax does not apply in Nunavik. Saskatchewan: GST + PST 6: 11 The 6% rate is effective for goods and services effective March 23, 2017.
Goods and Services Tax [1] ( GST) in Australia is a value added tax of 10% on most goods and services sales, with some exemptions (such as for certain food, healthcare and housing items [2]) and concessions (including qualifying long term accommodation which is taxed at an effective rate of 5.5% [3] ). GST is levied on most transactions in the ...
The GST is imposed at variable rates on variable items. The rate of GST is 18% for soaps and 28% on washing detergents. GST on movie tickets is based on slabs, with 18% GST for tickets that cost less than ₹100 and 28% GST on tickets costing more than ₹100 and 28% on commercial vehicle and private and 5% on readymade clothes. The rate on ...
The tax is self-assessed in that the employer calculates the liability and then pays the appropriate amount to the Office of State Revenue, by way of a monthly, quarterly or annual return. From 1 July 2014: [32] The rate of payroll tax is 5.5%. The annual threshold is $800,000. The monthly threshold is $66,667.