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President Dr Mohamed Muizzu Made 2 November 2026

Establish a mechanism allowing outstanding state payments to be deducted directly from tax obligations

Kept Medium impact
Where it stands today Ministry of Finance established a system letting businesses offset government-owed receivables against taxes payable to MIRA. Since 2 November 2026 · based on an article by One Online

The story so far

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Ministry of Finance established a system letting businesses offset government-owed receivables against taxes payable to MIRA.

Why it counts as kept: The article reports the mechanism has been established and is now usable by submitting offset requests to MIRA.

Exact words from the article
“The Ministry of Finance has established a system allowing funds owed by state institutions or state-owned enterprises to be offset against taxes payable to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA).”

Businesses can now offset government receivables against tax payments through MIRA · One Online · 2 Nov 2026 Source (opens One Online in a new tab)

Promised Where it was made

The promise was made

Key numbers in the article
MVR 50,000 Example: tax balance payable after set-off when government owes less than tax owedMVR 50,000 Example: amount payable to business after set-off when government owes more than tax owed
Exact words from the article
“Following those complaints, Muizzu announced that the government would establish a mechanism to allow outstanding state payments to be deducted directly from tax obligations.”

Businesses can now offset unpaid government bills against tax dues to MIRA · The Standard · 2 Nov 2026 Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)