Here is our round-up of all the newest tax snippets from June 2026 – featuring news of rate changes, regulatory updates and reclassifications across the world.

EU
From 1st July 2026, the EU will apply a temporary €3 customs duty per item on low-value consignments (up to €150) imported from outside the EU, abolishing the duty exemption applicable until 30th June 2026.

Liberia
Taxpayer registration will open on 1st July 2026 in preparation for the introduction of an 18% Value Added Tax (VAT), scheduled to take effect on 1st January 2027.

Morocco
Morocco launches VAT portal for foreign digital suppliers. From 11th June 2026, foreign suppliers with no establishment in Morocco providing services such as streaming, software or data storage to non-VAT registered customers in Morocco must use the SIMPL portal for VAT registration, filings and payments.

Austria
From 1st July 2026, the VAT rate on a defined basket of essential food products will decrease from 10% to 4.9%, substantially reducing the tax burden on everyday grocery purchases.

Denmark
Denmark is planning the removal of excise duties on coffee and chocolate from 1st July 2026. The proposal also seeks to extend zero-rated VAT treatment to books in all formats, including digital and audio editions.

Spain
The temporary package designed to curb inflation, whereby VAT on fuel was cut from 21% to 10%, will end on 30th June 2026.

Botswana
Botswana has formally extended its VAT rules to non-resident digital service providers. From 1st June 2026, overseas suppliers of digital services are required to collect and account for VAT on qualifying transactions.

Poland
The Ministry of Finance have confirmed the fuel VAT cut from 21% to 8% rate will end on 30th June 2026.

United Kingdom
The United Kingdom government have confirmed that the electronic procurement system Peppol will be the core interoperability network for e-invoicingElectronic invoicing - widely referred to as e-invoicing - is the exchange of a digital document between a supplier and a buyer. E-invoices are issued, transmitted and received in a structured data format that enabled automatic and electronic processing. They contain data in a machine-readable format so that an AP system can read an invoice without manual data entry, leading to faster and more efficient invoicing. in 2029.





