Training on tax payment provided to telecommunication staff

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has provided training to staff in the telecommunications industry, prior to the introduction of tax on telecommunication services.

A senior official of MIRA told Sun Online that it has completed the final preparations for the imposition of this tax, and that training programs were conducted for telecommunications industry staff at the end of March and early April.

MIRA has also published a regulation on imposition of tax on telecommunication services.

Under this new regulation, taxes will be imposed on pre-paid and post-paid phone services. Also, 8 percent tax will be charged on tourism service shops, and 6 percent on general shops.

MIRA estimates to collect MVR 110 million this year from telecommunication services tax.