MIRA to accept all payments except tourism taxes in rufiya
15 Aug 2011, 6:53 PM
All payments to the state except tourism-related taxes will henceforth be accepted only in Dhivehi rufiya, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) announced today.
On August 9, the cabinet decided that all fees and payments to the government must be paid in local currency, in a bid to alleviate an acute dollar shortage in the Maldivian economy.
According to a press statement issued by MIRA, Commissioner General of Taxation Yazeed Mohamed said today that the authority was in the process of implementing a directive from the Finance Ministry to enforce the cabinet’s decision.
Discussions were taking place with concerned authorities to finalise administrative matters to collect payments in rufiyaa, MIRA said in its statement.
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