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To: Road Walker who wrote (327226)	2/24/2007 9:44:53 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577920

There is a 10% hotel tax on rooms and restaurants in hotels, and that is it as far as I know. Dubai has an additional 10% room tax - again on hotels - but I'm not sure what the reason is for 2 10% taxes, probably different recipient agencies. So in Dubai you pay your room cost + 20%, but that hits primarily the tourist and those of us who eat out in hotels. There is no sales/income/property tax as far as I know. There is a 1% one time registeration tax if you buy property. And......the government runs a surplus! Think of it - no tax revenues and they still have too much money! That's the advantage of owning the oil and gas company, I guess.