OrbitaxBotswana Suspends Charging of VAT on Medical Services
|Approved Changes|Botswana
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has issued a Public Notice announcing that the charging of VAT on medical services is suspended. This follows recent changes in tax laws that included extending the scope of VAT to cover medical services, which was to apply from 1 August 2026. The brief public notice, dated 30 July 2026, simply states the following:
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The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) wishes to inform private healthcare service providers, medical aid schemes, and memb…