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TFG Asset Management
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October 16, 2017

The impact of the newly added VAT on the UAE hospitality sector

Earlier this year it was announced that the GCC states would introduce a value added tax (VAT) rate of 5% to be levied anytime between 2018 and 2019. The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced that it will be implemented as early as the 1st of January 2018.

Mariano Faz
By Mariano Faz, Head, TFG Asset Management
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