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Saudi Arabia triples VAT rate as oil revenues tumble

Saudi Arabia will triple its value added tax rate and suspend a cost of living allowance for state employees, the kingdom’s finance minister says, seeking to shore up finances hit hard by low oil prices and a coronavirus-driven slowdown.

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