There are some taxes in Qatar that you are already paying, such as the tax added on to the bill at restaurants, for instance.
But I think the question you are asking is "will there be income tax in Qatar"?
Bahrain implemented a 1% income tax (it's called 'social insurance tax') in June 2007 to help fund unemployment benefits for Bahraini who have completed a university degree. There was a lot of religious opposition to the move, the reasoning being that it was deducting money from people's wages without their direct permission.
I think it would be unlikely that significant income tax would be levied on our salaries here for the simple reason that when countries tax their citizens they are more or less obliged to provide them with some amount of democracy. Americans will recall the Boston Tea Party scenario - no taxation without representation etc.
Rising youth unemployment in the Gulf states and a slow growing private sector means that there are few employment opportunities for local youth. Youth unemployment has been seen by many outsiders as the cause of religious fanatacism, but that's an argument for a whole other thread.
In my opinion, I would say that it is likely that some amount of income tax will be levied in the years to come, but certainly nothing like the marginal tax rates common in the west. But once a 1% tax in imposed, it would leave the door open to further increases into the future.
There are some taxes in Qatar that you are already paying, such as the tax added on to the bill at restaurants, for instance.
But I think the question you are asking is "will there be income tax in Qatar"?
Bahrain implemented a 1% income tax (it's called 'social insurance tax') in June 2007 to help fund unemployment benefits for Bahraini who have completed a university degree. There was a lot of religious opposition to the move, the reasoning being that it was deducting money from people's wages without their direct permission.
I think it would be unlikely that significant income tax would be levied on our salaries here for the simple reason that when countries tax their citizens they are more or less obliged to provide them with some amount of democracy. Americans will recall the Boston Tea Party scenario - no taxation without representation etc.
Rising youth unemployment in the Gulf states and a slow growing private sector means that there are few employment opportunities for local youth. Youth unemployment has been seen by many outsiders as the cause of religious fanatacism, but that's an argument for a whole other thread.
In my opinion, I would say that it is likely that some amount of income tax will be levied in the years to come, but certainly nothing like the marginal tax rates common in the west. But once a 1% tax in imposed, it would leave the door open to further increases into the future.
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