Now go ask your boss for a 70% raise

'Federal government employees, both nationals and expatriates, have hailed the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to raise their salaries by 70 per cent.'

I bet they bloody did.

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Beyond tax-free

The UAE has one of the world's most attractive personal tax environments according to a new global survey of expatriate hot spots by Mercer. I don't know how long it took Mercer to compile the report (it canvassed 32 countries) but the UAE section should have easy enough: note for next year, guys, there is no direct taxation here.

At first glance the report, Mercer's Worldwide Individual Tax Comparator, makes bland enough reading. The UAE is top, what more do we need to know. It is cost-of-living and competitiveness reports that we're most interested in. How or how much expat workers can get for their dirham overseas. Or what it costs to rent a two-bed apartment in downtown Moscow, Bangkok or Cape Town.

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