The procedure for returning 12 percent cashback to the poor has become known

From May 1, 12 percent cashback will be returned to the persons included in the "Unified Register of Social Protection" for the purchase of meat, fat and eggs. To do this, you need to register in the "Tax" application using Face ID and scan the purchase receipt. VAT is not refunded when purchasing products from entrepreneurs who are not VAT payers. According to the President's decision, from May 1, 2023, individuals included in the "Unified Register of Social Protection" will receive a 12% VAT refund instead of a 1% cashback of the purchase amount when purchasing certain goods from retail outlets. List of products for which VAT is refunded to registered persons: Mutton Poultry meat Beef Egg Vegetable oil The State Tax Committee announced the procedure for returning cashback. In order to get a VAT refund, a consumer in the "Unified Social Security Register" must download the "Tax" mobile application, register via Face-ID and scan the QR code of the purchase receipt in the application. The following conditions must be met for a VAT refund: the buyer must be in the "Unified Register of Social Protection"; that the purchased product is included in the list of VAT-refundable products; registration of the entrepreneur as a VAT payer. Registered consumer: When registering a check by purchasing other types of products along with VAT refundable products, you will get 12% cashback for VAT refundable products and 1% for other types of products; When purchasing VAT-refundable products from a business entity that is not a VAT payer, 1% cashback will be returned as it is now. The VAT amount will be paid through the "Tax" mobile application after the 25th of the month following the check registration. Earlier, the journalist of Kun.uz wrote that the fact that the cashback from VAT to the poor is tied to the purchase receipt may cause this system not to work. Because even the poor people may have problems with resources (smartphone, internet) in recovering VAT. Moreover, this layer mainly markets at farmers' markets; and in markets, in most cases, checks are not issued. Estimates also show that the amount of cashback is very small - this may be the reason for the low interest in its withdrawal.