Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation value-added tax
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- noun The
ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code forHoly See . - noun
Value-added tax . - noun
Vigilance awareness training .
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Examples
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But before we get to all of that, a quick introduction is in order, for anyone who has never heard the term VAT before.
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But before we get to all of that, a quick introduction is in order, for anyone who has never heard the term VAT before.
A Big VAT Lie 2010
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Undoubtedly, their campaign on the possible higher sales tax I presume, it is what we call VAT has paid some dividends.
Archive 2007-06-01 Richard 2007
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The good point of VAT is that EVERYONE pays, it's been shown that 53% of people pay taxes and 70% of them are middle-class folks.
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Taxes for health care has not kicked in yet, the Bush tax cuts has not yet expired and they will, Cap and Trade has not yet come to the forefront, and VAT is still being discussed!
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The BBC and Labour will do their best to use the return of Ken Clarke to split the Conservative party over the subject of the EU, with the sideshow of Ken Clarke's call for a reduction in VAT, a call that pre-dated Alistair Darling's policy implementation.
The return of Ken Clarke Not a sheep 2009
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The cut in VAT helps to push UK inflation down in December to 3.1% from November's rate of 4.1%.
BBC news management Not a sheep 2009
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VAT is also just kinda cool because of the low cost of collection and enforcement.
Matthew Yglesias » Is VAT an Idea Whose Time Has Passed? 2010
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They (and their federal “brothers” if a federal sales tax or VAT is implemented) will only get busier if that tax is used to replace the income tax.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Federal Workforce and Our Economic Future 2010
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The VAT is the worst possible tax because it discourages consumption and hits the poor and middle class disproportionately.
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