Households using over 50 electricity units to pay five percent VAT, others face 13 percent

Inland Revenue Department issues directives to implement new fiscal measures, including electricity VAT, health and education levies, and revised tax rules from new fiscal year.

Households consuming more than 50 units of electricity a month will now pay a five percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on the electricity used above that threshold, while businesses and other non-domestic consumers will be charged 13 percent VAT on their entire electricity bill.