After over 4 years of value added tax in the country, I believe the above quote summarizes very well the new reality we are experiencing since 2018. It is not a great risk to say that virtually all visitors/residents/citizens of the UAE had been provided with a tax invoice at least once since the introduction of VAT.
Source Patryk Karczewski (باتريك كاسزوسكي)
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