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zero-rated

British  

adjective

  1. denoting goods on which the buyer pays no value-added tax although the seller can claim back any tax he has paid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Food and children's clothes are deemed essentials, and are zero-rated.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2023

Former FCC officials say the new limits on zero-rated data plans are based on policy analysis that the federal agency undertook in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2018

"Zero-rating may provide an unfair advantage to the provider of the content that is zero-rated, compared to other content providers or potential new entrants," staffers with the Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote in a February post.

From US News Jul. 15, 2016

Facebook partners with mobile carriers to offer zero-rated services, and the program was formerly marketed as Internet.org or “Facebook Zero.”

From Slate Feb. 8, 2016

Magazines, along with books and newspapers, are normally zero-rated for VAT – this meant that Sky could avoid VAT on a small but significant percentage of revenue.

From The Guardian Nov. 19, 2012

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