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New VAT rate of 5% for live horses with non-food purposes effective from today.

  • New provision introduced by art. 5, paragraph 4 of DL 113/2024
  • Changes made during conversion into Law 143/2024
  • Addition of new point 1-octies in the list of goods and services subject to 5% VAT
  • Focus on live horse sales for non-food purposes
  • Benefits the horse racing breeding sector
  • Implementation of EU directive 2022/542/UE regarding VAT rates for live horses
  • Concerns raised by experts in the horse industry regarding the measure
  • Three conditions for applying the reduced VAT rate for horse sales: live, non-food purposes, within a specific timeframe

Source: eutekne.info

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