UPDATE: Hungary proposes a reduction of hotel VAT

1 August 2019

The Hungarian government has confirmed that it will reduce the VAT rate applicable to hotel accommodation from 18% to 13%.  They have stated that this should be implemented on 1 January 2020.

Most EU countries now offer a reduced VAT rate on hotel accommodation services linked to the tourism trade. The notable exceptions are Denmark and the UK.

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