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Maktoum reviews FTA's plans, directs expansion of AI services
Gulf Today
|February 14, 2026
Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has chaired a meeting of the authority's Board of Directors.
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During the meeting, Sheikh Maktoum reviewed the latest developments in the FTA's plans to further enhance its operational systems and services, expand digital transformation, adopt highly efficient business models, and deliver proactive services that contribute to the continuous improvement of quality of life.
These efforts are undertaken in line with the directives of the leadership to strengthen the role of the tax system in supporting financial sustainability and reinforcing the UAE's global competitiveness.
The meeting also reviewed the authority's Artificial Intelligence strategy. Sheikh Maktoum directed the expanded adoption of Al technologies to further enhance efficiency and streamline procedures through Al-enabled tax services.
Sheikh Maktoum was also briefed on the authority's performance results and indicators over the recent period, as well as its operational and development plans for the next phase.
He commended the authority's sustained high performance levels and its effective role in contributing to the implementation of national economic diversification policies, through the management and collection of federal taxes in accordance with international best practices.
This story is from the February 14, 2026 edition of Gulf Today.
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