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what are they profiling for??

arniegang

It was confirmed in 7 Days that the official average daily figure for visa cancellations is 1700 So assume that 1000 visas issued a day is true. OK, so what portion of that 1000 is holiday makers and business people on a short visit visa? Lets be generous and say only 300 of the 1000 are visit visas...

arniegang

only building and construction consultants drive Landcruisers

Dont they Sage ?

arniegang

Emaar will not save anyone, it is struggling to save itself.

Master Developer or Deceased Developer ??

arniegang

na

she gets hers from Karama

arniegang

Del wrote:
arniegang wrote:na

she gets hers from Karama

AED 8,700 is still a lot of money for a handbag.

The Karama price is 100 dhs

arniegang

Interesting one this. As a Brit, Brit knocking is commonplace, hey we even knock ourselves in the press and TV. Dubai is a different story. Everyone was on the up and up, bigger and bigger bandwagon when it was going that way. The more Dubai was put on a pedistal then the harder the knock on the way...

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The whole system was funded by Xerox and HP

Apparently the Government was offered a incentive by the Copy and Print manufacturers, because after the introduction of the ID System ,then copies of the passport and ID Card would be required.

arniegang

Sage No matter how much anyone likes or dislikes a place, at the end of the day realism has to kick in. I do not dispute Dubai has been good to me. But there again i was one of the first batch of investors way way back that put my money and my trust in Shiek Mo in supporting his promises of what Dub...

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The average Brit thinks this is a disgrace. But at least we are able to openly discuss it and we are allowed to comment on it in our papers and TV.

Just because it happened doesn't mean it was met with approval.

arniegang

I strongly disagree i put nothing into the system. I paid the same stealth taxes that everyone else paid, anyone who says Dubai is tax free is incorrect.

arniegang

Sage No matter how much anyone likes or dislikes a place, at the end of the day realism has to kick in. I do not dispute Dubai has been good to me. But there again i was one of the first batch of investors way way back that put my money and my trust in Shiek Mo in supporting his promises of what Du...

arniegang

I strongly disagree i put nothing into the system. I paid the same stealth taxes that everyone else paid, anyone who says Dubai is tax free is incorrect. What stealth taxes...elaborate please? For a start we all pay 5% import duty on everything. The DEWA community charge is also a tax. Certain item...

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The government has done absolutely nothing to help business's or the banking system. All the hype about how rich dubai is, is bollox. It's helped me, I have managed to pay off in just over a year debts that would have taken me a million years to pay off in the UK! The primary reason for a move to D...

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Captain Australia wrote:Cigarettes have huge taxes here?

Marlboro Lights here cost 7dhs, in Oz they would cost 30+ easy.

Check the price at Dubai Duty Free, you will find they are 5.5 Dirhams a packet there. If you buy a 1000 they are only 4 Dhs a pack.

It should be fairly easy to work out how much tax you pay now

arniegang

For a start we all pay 5% import duty on everything. The DEWA community charge is also a tax. Certain items carry huges taxes like cigarettes. For those who buy and sell property there is now a 2% land registry charge to both the purchaser and seller. I could go on but i hope you get my drift. You ...

arniegang

4dhs a pack is nothing. The pack costs the same to make so I'd be paying 27dhs tax back home. There may be hidden taxes here but does it really compare to the open taxes I'm paying back home? I paid about 60K dhs income tax the last year working back home (not counting the smoke/petrol/alcohol etc ...

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Like i said above the discussion in this thread in not about making comparrisons to taxes in other countries. However you are paying tax everytime you buy a pack of ciggies in Dubai. Crap, I never paid it 'coz I'm not an adict... but oh my Gosh, I wasted money for 2 bottles of bear in a bar twice a...

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I have read somewhere that Dubai Land is going to be cancelled

arniegang

Thank heavens... :D Things are not so heavenly one way or the other. Europe and UAE region are getting hit also with a delay of about 3 to 6 months in the real economy compared to the States, where it all began in the property market. I expect the economy to get much worse. This recession could dev...

arniegang

OK Guys and Gals cut the personals ot this will go to FC or Trash

Thanks

arniegang

Sports City anyone

When or if it ever gets finished, at least everyone knows in advance it will be for all nationalities except the Israellis.

Opps bang goes their Olympic bid or any bid for that matter now.

arniegang

The inflation in Dubai is higher than official figures show. Unofficially my personal opinion is that its around 15%

arniegang

A taxi from the Marina to AD Airport is 160dhs

arniegang

Sage is correct

arniegang

One thing for sure Chief. This is totally unchartered territory for Dubai and they've never been tested before. You and I can both say we've been there before. We came out of the Great Depression, so I have no doubt that we will overcome this recession and come out even stronger. There is a whole g...

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you owe me a drink

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The article posted is nonsense.

Everyone watch the prices plummet further as fast as a lead balloon come July/August when the second huge wave of expats go home after their Kids have finished school in June.

arniegang

back on topic please and give the car chat a rest

thanks

arniegang

excellent article and well written Robby

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