World Cup Host Qatar Demurs on VAT, Will Wait for ‘Right Time’

Qatar, one of only two Arab economies in the Gulf region without value-added tax, will likely wait longer before imposing the levy.

“We will look to the right time to apply such taxes,” Finance Minister Ali Al Kuwari said in an interview Wednesday with Bloomberg Television at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. “Tax reforms are part of our plans.”

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More than half a decade since signing an agreement with neighboring states that requires all six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to introduce VAT, Qatar ...