Bulgaria: Reduced VAT rate extended through 2022
Reduced VAT rate of 9% for certain goods and services
A reduced VAT rate of 9% for certain goods and services has been extended.
A reduced value added tax (VAT) rate of 9% for certain goods and services has been extended through 31 December 2022.
The reduced rate of VAT applies to:
- Books
- Restaurant and catering services (including takeaway food and napkins but excluding alcoholic drinks)
- Food for babies and infants
- Tourist services
- Sport facility-use services
Read a January 2022 report [PDF 90 KB] prepared by the KPMG member firm in Bulgaria
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