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Reverse the amendments requiring foreign tour operators to pay Tourism Goods and Services Tax and restore the previous arrangement under which foreign tour operators would not be required to pay TGST
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17 per cent Tourism Goods and Services Tax rate on tour operatorsmore than 100 Major tour operators registered with MIRA1 October Date the TGST measure came into effect
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“The government will reverse amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act requiring foreign tour operators to pay Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST), with Parliament expected to pass the changes within the next two weeks, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen has said.”