Enacted Rate change
Mauritius — Excise tobacco liquor sugar levy
- Jurisdiction
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius
- Tax
- VAT
- Change type
- Rate change
- Status
- Enacted
- Effective
- 20 June 2026
- Verified
- Fetched from official source · high confidence
In the Budget 2026-2027 (presented 19 June 2026), excise duty on tobacco and hard liquor rose 10% and the sugar levy rose from 12 to 15 cents per gram, both effective 20 June 2026; electronic books were exempted from VAT and common salt zero-rated, with online marketplaces and digital platforms brought into the scope of VAT on digital and electronic services. The 15% VAT rate is unchanged.