No V.A.T. On Real Estate Sales The ministry of Finance released its proposed budget for the 2018/2019 fiscal year this afternoon and proposed an increase in V.A.T. To 12% beginning July 1st. Amidst the tax increase, the plan advised of the removal of VAT on real estate sales. Here’s an excerpt from the budget pertaining to real estate: “A wholesale change in the taxation policy for real estate that exempts Real Estate from VAT, replacing the tax on same with a simpler stamp tax  ...