100 Most Frequent Veterinary Treatment Items for Pets 'Exempt from VAT'

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Gyeonggi Province announced that from the 1st of this month, value-added tax (VAT) on over 100 frequently used veterinary service items for companion animals has been exempted, and requested that this be confirmed when using animal hospitals.

The VAT exemption on companion animal medical fees is based on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' revised notice on "Veterinary services exempt from value-added tax," which was amended on September 27.

The government expanded the VAT exemption, which was previously applied only to certain medical services for "preventive" purposes, to include medical services for "treatment" purposes as well. As a result, the number of exempted items has increased to over 100.

The medical service items exempt from VAT include ▲basic medical services such as examination, medication, and testing ▲treatment according to symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, and seizures ▲otitis externa ▲atopic dermatitis ▲heartworm disease ▲conjunctivitis ▲neutering surgery ▲patellar luxation surgery, among others.

Choi Kyung-mook, Director of the Animal Quarantine and Hygiene Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We expect that the expanded application of VAT exemption on medical fees will partially alleviate the financial burden of animal hospital fees," and added, "We plan to actively guide related matters through a comprehensive inspection of animal hospitals in the second half of the year by the end of October to prevent any confusion."

As of October this year, Gyeonggi Province has 1,295 animal hospitals, accounting for 24.5% of the 5,280 animal hospitals nationwide. By city and county, there are 116 in Seongnam-si, 114 in Suwon-si, 114 in Goyang-si, and 112 in Yongin-si, among others.

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