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Barbados Revenue Authority Updates VAT Rates and Exemptions for Electricity and Equipment

  • Barbados Tax Agency announced updated VAT rates on electricity and exemptions on certain equipment
  • Reduced VAT rate of 7.5% for first 250 kilowatt-hours of electricity for certain consumers
  • Standard VAT rate of 17.5% for electricity over 250 kilowatt-hours
  • Two-year extension of import duty and VAT exemption on generators and transfer switches at residential homes
  • Two-year VAT exemption on sale and installation of water tanks, septic tanks, and electrical pumps for residential properties

Source: news.bloombergtax.com

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