Bulgaria (BG) Data
Current Rates (01 Jan 2017)
| Description | Rate | Notes |
| Standard | 20% | – |
| Reduced 1 | 9% | – |
Historical Rates
| Date | Reduced Rate | Standard Rate | Increased Rate | Parking Rate |
| 01/04/1994 | – | 18 | – | – |
| 01/07/1996 | – | 22 | – | – |
| 01/01/1999 | – | 20 | – | – |
| 01/01/2007 | 7 | 20 | – | – |
| 01/04/2011 | 9 | 20 | – | – |
Standard 21 Categories
| # | Category | Rate | Comments |
| 1 | Foodstuffs | 20 | |
| 2 | Water supplies | 20 | |
| 3 | Pharmaceutical products | 20 | |
| 4 | Medical equipment for disabled persons
Children’s car seat |
20
20 |
|
| 5 | Transport of passengers
(+see n° VI) |
20 | |
| 6 | Books
Books on other physical means of support Newspapers Periodicals |
20
20 20 20 |
|
| 7 | Admission to cultural services (shows, cinema, theatre)
Admission to amusement parks |
Ex
20
20 |
Organizations and cultural institutions under the Protection and Promotion of Culture Act |
| 8 | Pay TV/ cable TV
TV licence |
20
20 |
|
| 9 | Writers, composers, etc. | 20 | |
| 10 | Social housing | 20 | |
| 10a | Renovation and repairing of private dwellings | 20 | |
| 10b | Window cleaning and cleaning in private households | 20 | |
| 11 | Agricultural inputs | 20 | |
| 12 | Hotel accommodation | 9 | |
| 12a | Restaurant and catering services | 20 | |
| 13 | Admission to
Sporting events |
20 | |
| 14 | Use of
Sporting facilities |
20 | |
| 15 | Social services in so far as those transactions are not exempt pursuant to articles 132, 135 and 136 of the directive 2006/112/ec | 20 | |
| 16 | Supplies by undertakers and cremation services | 20 | |
| 17 | Medical and dental care in so far as those services are not exempt pursuant to points (b) to (e) of article 132(1) of the directive 2006/112/ec | 20
Ex |
|
| 18 | Collection of domestic waste and street cleaning, other than the supply of such services by bodies referred to in article 13 of the directive 2006/112/ec | 20 | |
| 19 | Minor repairing (including mending and alteration) of:
Bicycles Shoes and leather goods Clothing and household linen |
20 20 20 |
|
| 20 | Domestic care services (**) | 20 | |
| 21 | Hairdressing | 20 |