Investor Presentaiton
Valued Added Tax and other Indirect Taxation
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Measure
Overview of measure
Removal of import concessions on private motor cars effective 20 October 2020.
Commentary
As a result of the significant drain on foreign exchange caused by the importation of foreign-used and new
motor vehicles, all private motor cars will now attract customs duty, motor vehicle tax and Value Added Tax,
with the lowest rates of duty and tax being imposed on hybrid cars, electric cars, CNG cars, and small engine
cars below 1,500cc, to encourage their use. Tax concessions will remain in place for commercial and industrial
vehicles and public transport vehicles.
While this measure is likely to hurt the Motor Vehicle industry which is already struggling, it is an emergency
measure which had to be taken in the context of the scarcity in foreign exchange.
(*) https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=REVTTO
(#)Value Added Taxation: Mechanism, Design, and Policy Issues, Tuan Minh Le- Paper prepared for the World Bank course on Practical Issues of Tax Policy in Developing
Countries. (Washington D.C., April 28-May 1, 2003)
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