The Niue Consumption Tax (NCT) is a
value-added tax
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or
consumption tax
A consumption tax is a tax levied on consumption spending on goods and services. The tax base of such a tax is the money spent on Consumption (economics), consumption. Consumption taxes are usually indirect, such as a sales tax or a value-added ta ...
for goods and services consumed in
Niue
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tong ...
. It is modeled on the
New Zealand Goods and Services Tax and charged at a rate of 12.5%.
The bill for the NCT was originally introduced to the
Niue Assembly
The Niue Assembly ( niu, Niue Fono Ekepule) is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members; 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three-year t ...
by Premier
Toke Talagi
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* Toke (given name)
* Toke Atoll in the Marshall Islands
* Toke Station in Japan
* Toke, as in 'toke it up', refers to the smoking of cannabis
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in November 2007, but put on hold shortly afterwards after opposition from MPs. It was reintroduced a year later, and again delayed. It was finally passed on 5 February 2009, and came into force on 1 April 2009.
The increased revenue from the NCT was partially offset by lowering
income tax
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,
import tax
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es, and tax on secondary income.
References
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External links
Text of the Niue Consumption Act
Law of Niue
Value added taxes
Economy of Niue
Consumption Tax
A consumption tax is a tax levied on consumption spending on goods and services. The tax base of such a tax is the money spent on Consumption (economics), consumption. Consumption taxes are usually indirect, such as a sales tax or a value-added ta ...