Dubai motorists to pay 5% VAT on Salik toll charges from June 1

• Salik will start charging 5% VAT on tolls and tag activation fees from June 1, 2026.
• This raises tolls to Dh6.30 during peak hours and Dh4.20 during off-peak hours; no fee applies from 1am to 6am.
• The extra VAT collected from motorists will be sent to the Federal Tax Authority.
• Salik also applied VAT retrospectively to toll revenue from July 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026, totaling about Dh471 million with penalties.
• Motorists will not have to pay the retrospective VAT, as it will be reimbursed by Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority.

Source: khaleejtimes.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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