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  2. Taxation in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, the price of cigarettes includes four types of taxes: national tobacco tax, local tobacco tax, special tobacco tax, and consumption tax. Although it varies by brand and other factors, for example, the tax burden on a typical paper cigarette can reach as high as 60%, making cigarettes one of the most heavily taxed products in Japan. [29]

  3. Consumption tax - Wikipedia

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    A consumption tax is a tax levied on consumption spending on goods and services. The tax base of such a tax is the money spent on consumption. Consumption taxes are usually indirect, such as a sales tax or a value-added tax. However, a consumption tax can also be structured as a form of direct, personal taxation, such as the Hall–Rabushka ...

  4. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    0% (first €8,700 per year is tax free) 49.5% [172] 21% (standard rate) 9% (essential and selected goods) Under the new policy it is 36% with out a tax free limit. The old system presumes 7.6% gains for investments & 4% gains on banksaldo interest, taxed 36% Taxation in the Netherlands New Zealand: 28% 10.5% [173] 39% [174] 15% Taxation in New ...

  5. ETFs in Focus on Japan's Consumption Tax Hike - AOL

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    The government of Japan's move to inch up consumption rates to 10% from 8% brings some of the country's ETFs in spotlight.

  6. Value-added tax - Wikipedia

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    Value added tax or VAT, (in Italian Imposta sul valore aggiunto, or IVA) is a consumption tax charged at a standard rate of 22 percent, which came in on 1 July 2013 (previously 21 percent). The first reduced VAT rate (10 percent) applies to water supplies, passenger transport, admission to cultural and sports events, hotels, restaurants and ...

  7. Economy of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Consumption tax rate is 10%, while corporate tax rates are high, second highest corporate tax rate in the world, at 36.8%. [209] [210] [211] However, the House of Representatives has passed a bill which increased the consumption tax to 10% in October 2015. [212] The government has also decided to reduce corporate tax and to phase out automobile ...

  8. Monetary and fiscal policy of Japan - Wikipedia

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    In order to address the Japanese budget gap and growing national debt, in June 2012 the Japanese Diet passed a bill to double the national consumption tax to 10%. [3] The new bill increases the tax to 8% by April 2014 and 10% by October 2015. However, it was delayed until at least October 2019. [4]

  9. Excise - Wikipedia

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    For example, the city of Anchorage, Alaska charges a cigarette tax of $1.30 per pack, which is on top of the federal excise tax and the state excise tax. In 2011, the United States federal excise tax on gasoline was 18.4 cents per gallon (4.86 ¢/L) and 24.4 cents per gallon (6.45 ¢/L) for diesel fuel .