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Married couples may claim back the
VAT (Value Added Tax) spent on wedding services. In
the following articles TheWeddingSite.com provides
you with all the information required on how to claim,
forms required, eligible services and more.
Conditions
This scheme applies to expenditure incurred on the
supply of goods and services relating to weddings and
is restricted to couples who get married on or after
January 2001 and where, on the date of marriage, at
least one of the spouses is a citizen of Malta.
Applications
shall be made on the proper form and shall contain all
the information, details and documents as required in
the said form.
Documents
Required
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1.
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Marriage certificate issued by the Public
Registry
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2.
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Original
receipts which are required to be issued
under any law showing the payments made
by the applicants relating to the costs
of the acquisitions of goods and services
relating to weddings
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3.
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A
copy of the Identity Card of applicants
or any other official document in the absence
of an Identity Card
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4.
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Any
other document which the Minister of Finance
may, from time to time, require.
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Only
those applications that are found to conform with the
provisions of this scheme may be eligible for payment
of the grant referred to below.
Application
Form
The
respective application form can be downloaded online
here
http://www.mfin.gov.mt/page.aspx?site=MFIN&page=grants
(scroll
down to 'Other Grants')
Submitting
the Application
Applications
under this Scheme, including the documents required
to be submitted with the application, shall be addressed
to the Ministry of Finance, South Street, Valletta,
within three (3) months from the date of marriage.
Grants
payable under the Scheme
Eligible
applicants may apply for a grant of 13.04% up to a maximum
of seven hundred and fifty Maltese Liri (Lm750) on the
expenditure made by them in respect of goods and services
related to the wedding.
Payment
of Grant
The
grant will be paid jointly to the husband and wife by
cheque posted to the address shown on the application.
Validity
of Application
An
application shall not be deemed to have been submitted
unless it is full and complete in all material respects
and unless it contains all the information and is accompanied
by all the documents requested therein.
Duration
of the Scheme
This
Scheme shall remain in force for a period of one year
from January 2001, unless terminated beforehand by a
notice in the Government Gazette, and shall be further
renewed for further periods of one year unless a Notice
to the contrary is published in the Gazette.
Amendments
to the Scheme
The
Minister of Finance shall have the right to make any
amendments to this Scheme by the publication of the
said amendments in the Gazette.
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