Ireland’s Finance Act of 2022 introduces several important VAT changes for the new year. The Act imposes a zero-rate of VAT on newspapers, which were previously subject to a reduced rate of 9%, provided the papers are not predominantly devoted to advertising. This rate reduction includes electronic newspapers as well as physical newspapers. The Act also makes feminine hygiene products, previously subject to a reduced rate, subject to the zero rate. The zero-rate was also extended to automated external defibrillators and non-oral medicines for nicotine or hormone replacement therapy,
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