Consumption Tax Trends 2014
VAT/GST and excise rates, trends and policy issues
Consumption Tax Trends provides information on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries. It also contains information about indirect tax topics such as international aspects of VAT/GST developments in OECD member countries as well as in selected non-OECD economies, and describes a range of taxation provisions such as the taxation of motor vehicles, tobacco and alcoholic beverages.
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Measuring performance of VAT
This chapter describes how the VAT Revenue Ratio (VRR) provides an indicator of the effect of exemptions, reduced rates and non-compliance on government revenues. It explains how the VRR is calculated and how it should be interpreted. It presents the VRR estimates for OECD countries and provides an analysis of these results. It is complemented with technical notes on the measurement of final consumption expenditure, on the VAT treatment of public sector activities and on the VAT exemption for financial services.
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