The rate of value added tax (VAT) applied to all goods and services sold by taxable persons that are not exempt, zero-rated, or subject to a special rate. For the 2016-17 tax year, the standard rate was 20%. It is also the marginal tax rate for most taxpayers.
Zero-rated goods and services are taxable for value-added tax (VAT) purposes but are currently subject to a tax rate of zero. In contrast to exempt supplies, VAT attributable to zero-rated supplies is allowable for input tax credit.
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