Trade VAT: International best practices versus accommodation of local realities

Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax. Generally, when goods and services are supplied or sold, VAT is applied. With regard to goods, there are three stages where VAT is applied when those are sold or delivered. These are: import stage, manufacturing stage and trading stage. On services, there...

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The fight to end violence against women in the Asia-Pacific region

Parliamentarians met in Laos on July 04-05 to discuss violence against women and girls. The meeting was organised by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and hosted by the National Assembly of Laos.It was a chance to push parliamentarians to continue developing programmes to protect women. For the Members...

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