More mutterings about tax in the Gulf, this time from Bahrain. Khalifa Al Dhahrani, speaker of the Bahrain Parliament called for levying taxes on profits of foreign commercial institutions. As usual in these things he did not specify the tax rate or suggest a date for applying the new regime.
"Bahrain has limited sources of income and relies heavily on oil to fund its spending. Now it needs to diversify its sources, expand its financial assets and preserve the rights of the future generations," says Al Dhahrani, reported in Gulf News. "It is only fair that foreign investors should contribute to the expenses by paying taxes."
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