AreaAlgeria

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date01/12/2016

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentValue added tax

DescriptionIncreased the value-added tax (VAT) rates on concerned goods, including barley, oats, maize, sorghum, malt, starch, gluten, pasta and couscous from 7 to 9 percent. Moreover, it increased the VAT for feed products from 17 percent to 19 percent. The new rates are effective from January 2017. Wheat remains VAT exempt.