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Stay, Sights & Shopping -Taxed! Value Added!
UNIQUE TIMES
|January - February 2018
Dubai has long enjoyed the status of being tax-free and it has always been a hot spot of tourist attraction in the Middle East. Dubai implemented Value Added Tax or VAT at the behest of GCC countries aiming to diversify their economy and driving away from being oil driven. But it was never oil that ignited the aspirations of Dubai, it was the grit to stand apart from rest of the world.
In the last three decades Dubai has developed infrastructural marvels, iconic landmarks and shopping paradises enticing people from around the globe to visit Dubai; especially from India for work and leisure alike. One of the busiest international air routes last year was Mumbai-Dubai and Delhi-Dubai to-and-fro flying around 5 crore international travellers via Dubai with a majority of 1.8 crores flying between India and UAE alone.
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This story is from the January - February 2018 edition of UNIQUE TIMES.
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