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Spain is currently experiencing a huge housing crisis, with soaring rental prices, not enough availability of properties on the market and young people unable to afford to move out of home. Both residents and authorities have said argued that tourism apartments are partly to blame, driving up prices and taking properties off the market for […]
The Irish Physical Activity Alliance (IPAA), representing 891 gyms and fitness facilities across the country, is “perplexed” by Fine Gael’s recent announcement proposing an increase in VAT on gym memberships from 9 per cent to 11 per cent. The IPAA said it appreciated the party’s commitment to a tax rebate on gym memberships, however, “this […]
2 The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax (VAT) on three types of service charges for reducing overall hajj expenses. “Costs for hajj pilgrims were increasing due to rising airfares and other factors. To make hajj expenses […]
More than 80 private schools closed every year in England on average over the last decade, official data has shown, with no apparent increase in the trend since Labour announced it was imposing VAT on fees. A number of media reports have highlighted the closure of some private schools as supposedly being caused by the […]
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