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The following table shows the tariff rate, in percentages, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), [1] World Trade Organization, [2] and World Bank. [ 3 ] UNCTAD indicators are based on MFN (Most Favoured Nation) and effectively applied import tariff rates for major categories of non-agricultural and non-fuel ...
Individual income tax VAT or GST or Sales tax Capital gains tax [1] Inheritance/Estate Tax Further reading Lowest marginal rate Highest marginal rate Afghanistan: 20% [2] 0% [3] 20% [3] 0% [4] However, in Taliban run areas pre-Taliban rule, small fees were illegally added to some groceries. [5] Taxation in Afghanistan Albania: 15% [6] 0% [7] 23 ...
Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a national sales tax introduced in 1991 at a rate of 7%, later reduced to 5%. A Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that combines the GST and provincial sales tax, is collected in New Brunswick (15%), Newfoundland (15%), Nova Scotia (15%), Ontario (13%) and Prince Edward Island (15%), while British Columbia had a 12% HST ...
As of June 1, 2007 counties and some cities may impose an additional 1% to 3% sales tax. As of mid-2005, 35 of 46 counties do so. Restaurants may also charge an extra 1-2% tax on prepared food (fast food or take-out) in some places. The state's sales tax on unprepared food disappeared completely November 1, 2007.
Federal social insurance taxes are imposed equally on employers [64] and employees, [65] consisting of a tax of 6.2% of wages up to an annual wage maximum ($132,900 in 2019 [8]) for Social Security plus a tax of 1.45% of total wages for Medicare. [66]
Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue." [3] UNU-WIDER data is more complex, total taxes consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Sources are IMF Country Reports [4] and OECD Revenue Statistics. [5] Data are in current national currency.
Non-tax revenue Interests and proceeds from investments Licenses, registration fees and permits Other non-tax revenue Service fees Fines and penalties Proceeds from sales of goods Rentals: 39,648 21,452 12,626 2,506 1,510 1,223 211 120: 17.6% 9.5% 6.0% 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1%: Non-revenue receipts: 1,504: 0.7%: Revenue from Federal Territories ...
In the United States, the federal income tax has been, since its inception on 1 July 1862, [16] an indirect tax [17] (more specifically an excise [18] [19]). During the 1940s, its application grew from a historical average [ 20 ] of about 8% to around 90% of the population paying it as a measure to support the war effort.