Proposed Update

Mauritius — Ebooks salt VAT relief

This change is proposed and is not law. The rules below describe what would change if it is adopted.

Jurisdiction
🇲🇺 Mauritius
Tax
VAT
Change type
Update
Status
Proposed
Verified
Fetched from official source · high confidence
The change

Mauritius's Budget 2026-2027 also proposes to make electronic books VAT-exempt, to zero-rate common salt for VAT (whether locally produced or imported), and to zero-rate postal services (previously exempt). Accompanying compliance measures reduce the period for claiming unclaimed input VAT from 36 to 24 months and raise VAT ruling fees. To be enacted through the Finance Bill 2026.

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