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Economy
Public invited to comment on bill to scrap inbound tourism GST
The People's Majlis has opened a public consultation on a bill proposing to abolish GST on inbound tourism products and related services supplied by businesses without a permanent establishment in the Maldives. The bill, submitted by Kolamaafushi MP Ibrahim Didi on 26 August and referred to the Economic Committee, estimates the government could forgo MVR 1.61 billion in projected revenue, and the public can submit comments by noon on 9 November.
Education
Parliament accepts bill to introduce January school year, homeschooling
Parliament accepted a bill to amend the Education Act that would start the academic year in January and introduce homeschooling for eligible students. The bill was passed with 41 votes in favour out of 43 MPs present and referred to a joint committee for further review.
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