- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will hold a one-day VAT-Free Day on Friday, 28 August 2026.
- Selected essential items such as toiletries, school supplies, groceries, and non-alcoholic beverages will be exempt from the 15% VAT.
- The measure is meant to help families with back-to-school shopping and ease household costs.
- VAT-registered businesses must stop charging VAT on eligible stocked items paid for in full; services, hire purchase, tobacco, firearms, and motor vehicles are excluded.
- It is the country’s second VAT-Free Day, after the first on 19 December 2025.
Source: stvincenttimes.com
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