If I read it correctly, you will pay vat, duty, fees (with an 's') on ANYTHING you buy outside uae. Anything means anything even your bottle of water u bought to piss them off! So also your veggies and fruits, or anything else (non booze).
For some it might have little impact but for guys with families who want to keep their families away from the 'cr*p' food quality from Dubai, this is a real hard kick in the b*lls...
And for the first time my misses said she had enough if this policy gets endorsed.
Wow they really wanna hit the ground hard this time. friend of ours who is in building contracting says the residential market is dead and a lot of expats are heading for the exit after this summer.
It ll be very interesting to see how the CC digest this one....