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A value-added tax can catch some travelers off guard and getting a VAT refund takes patience and persistence. But if you're ...

Here's how value-added tax works, what it is and how you can get a VAT refund if you shop while traveling. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

This paper presents a novel approach to addressing VAT regressivity, by proposing the adoption of a progressive VAT: a single-rate, broad-base, VAT, whereby tax paid on consumption is re-paid to lower ...