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VAT on petrol prices in UAE - GN Headlines
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2/12/2025
Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Petrol to increase 5% from January 1, 2018. Catalonia to vote for new administration. Lady Gaga is heading to Las Vegas. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, December the 20th.
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Here are the top stories at this hour.
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Petrol across the UAE will increase by 5% from January 1, 2018,
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according to the Director General of the Federal Tax Authority.
00:19
Officially confirming the move, Khaled Al-Bustani clarified
00:23
that crude oil and natural gas would not be taxed.
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The FTA also confirmed that both water and electricity will be taxed at 5%
00:33
once VAT comes into effect.
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Catalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election
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many hope will resolve Spain's worst crisis in decades.
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Polls suggest neither the pro-independence nor the pro-unity camp will win a majority.
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The likely outcome is a hung parliament and many weeks of wrangling
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to form a new regional government.
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Lady Gaga will join the list of superstars with regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas in 2018
01:05
when she kicks off a two-year residency in December.
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Gaga said in a statement it has been her lifelong dream to perform in Las Vegas.
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She said she was humbled to be joining a historical line-up of performers
01:19
that include Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
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And finally, the weather.
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Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius dropping to 17 degrees at night.
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That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
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For more news log on to gulfnews.com
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