This statistic displays the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) applicable to prescription-only drugs in Europe as of January 01, 2019, by country. Denmark had the highest rate of VAT on prescription-only drugs at 25 percent. This was closely followed by Ireland with a VAT rate of 23 percent.
Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2019, by country
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BPI. (December 9, 2019). Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. "Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2019, by country." Chart. December 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. (2019). Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. "Value Added Tax (Vat) Rate on Prescription-only Drugs in Europe in 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI, Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/ (last visited May 25, 2020)
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