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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, December the 20th.

00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:10Petrol across the UAE will increase by 5% from January 1, 2018,

00:15according to the Director General of the Federal Tax Authority.

00:19Officially confirming the move, Khaled Al-Bustani clarified

00:23that crude oil and natural gas would not be taxed.

00:27The FTA also confirmed that both water and electricity will be taxed at 5%

00:33once VAT comes into effect.

00:35Catalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election

00:40many hope will resolve Spain's worst crisis in decades.

00:44Polls suggest neither the pro-independence nor the pro-unity camp will win a majority.

00:51The likely outcome is a hung parliament and many weeks of wrangling

00:55to form a new regional government.

00:58Lady Gaga will join the list of superstars with regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas in 2018

01:05when she kicks off a two-year residency in December.

01:09Gaga said in a statement it has been her lifelong dream to perform in Las Vegas.

01:14She said she was humbled to be joining a historical line-up of performers

01:19that include Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

01:23And finally, the weather.

01:24Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius dropping to 17 degrees at night.

01:30That's all for now. Thanks for watching.

01:32For more news log on to gulfnews.com

VAT on petrol prices in UAE - GN Headlines

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