value-added tax
noun
: an incremental excise that is levied on the value added at each stage of the processing of a raw material or the production and distribution of a commodity and that typically has the impact of a sales tax on the ultimate consumer
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
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Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%.
—The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
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Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%.
—The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
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“Value-added tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/value-added%20tax. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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