{"id":169566,"date":"2024-01-04T13:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asd-int.com\/?post_type=mini_blog&#038;p=169566"},"modified":"2024-01-04T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:44:52","slug":"switzerland-increase-in-vat-rates-from-1-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"mini_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.asd-int.com\/en\/switzerland-increase-in-vat-rates-from-1-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland: Increase in VAT rates from 1 January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year, we told you about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asd-int.com\/en\/switzerland-increase-in-vat-rates\/\">reform of the Old Age and Survivors&#8217; Insurance Scheme (AVS 21)<\/a> that would lead to an increase in VAT rates in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The rate increases will take effect<\/strong> from 1 January 2024.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Standard rate: from 7.7% to 8.1%. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced rate: from 2.5% to 2.6%. 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