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Here is our round-up of all the newest tax snippets from March 2026 – featuring news of rate changes, regulatory updates and reclassifications across the world.
United Kingdom
A UK First-tier Tribunal ruled that some public EV charging can qualify for the reduced 5% VAT rate rather than 20%, where the supply falls within the domestic de minimis rules.
Austria
Austria is consulting on a measure to cut VAT on selected staple foods from 10% to 5% from July 2026 to ease inflation pressures on grocery spending.
Japan
Japan is considering legislation in autumn 2026 to suspend the 8% reduced Consumption Tax on food and beverages for up to two years.
Croatia
Croatia plans to extend its reduced VAT rates on heating and gas until 31st March 2027, keeping heating at 5% instead of 25%, and gas at 5% instead of 13%.
Sweden
Sweden has approved a temporary cut in food VAT from 12% to 6%, running from 1st April 2026 to 31st December 2027.
Argentina
Argentina is cutting VAT on electricity used in agro-industrial irrigation to 10.5% from 1st April 2026, down from the standard 21%, to reduce farming input costs.
Spain
Spain has approved its Crea y Crece B2B 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. decree, with a phased rollout expected from July 2027 for large businesses and July 2028 for other taxpayers.
Spain
Spain has also reduced VAT on electricity bills from 21% to 10%, while applying a 10% VAT rate to natural gas, firewood and pellets as part of a wider crisis package.
Ghana
Ghana’s Court of Appeal ruled that VAT overpayments can be refunded to all taxpayers, not just exporters, and confirmed businesses can compel the tax authority to process refunds within statutory deadlines.
Norway
Norway has moved ahead with mandatory e-invoicing from 1st January 2027 and digital accounting from 1st January 2030, subject to parliamentary approval.
Singapore
Singapore has extended its InvoiceNow GSTGoods and Services Tax implementation timeline, with phased deadlines running from April 2028 through to April 2031, alongside transitional funding support.
Portugal
Portugal’s proposed 6% VAT on housing construction is being limited by EU rules, which only allow reduced rates for social housing style policies rather than all housing construction.
