Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has released figures showing that the state earned Rf269.6 million more in September than in August, when income was reported at Rf260.7 million.
Altogether, MIRA collected more than Rf500 million (US$32 million) as income through September.
Resort rents accounted for the largest amount of income received (Rf196.4 million). Tourism Goods and Services Tax (T-GST) came in at Rf71.9 million.
Nearly half of the state’s dollar income which goes through MIRA comes from tourism rent payments (US$12.8 million).
