Tax & Spend
Dubai Ends Hefty Alcohol Tax to Boost Business and Tourism
- City where wine can start at $100 a bottle ends 30% liquor tax
- One state-linked alcohol retailer has already cut its prices
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Dubai kicked off the new year by scrapping a 30% tax on alcohol sales and making liquor licenses free, in an apparent attempt to bolster its status as the Middle East’s leading business and tourism hub.