Extension of Exemption from Tourism Fees for Event Organisers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

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29/03/2021
Messrs. Events organisers in Abu Dhabi Emirate ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 10/2021 10/2021 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Extension Exemption from the tourism fees for
events’ organisers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
ﺗﻣﺩﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻋﻔﺎء ﻣﻥ ﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﺑﺩﻻﺕ ﺗﺫﺍﻛﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
With reference to the above subject, and based on Law
No. (8) of 2018, establishing the Department of Culture
and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) with an
overall mandate to develop and elevate quality
standards of the tourism industry to achieve tourism
development in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the
Executive Council Resolution No. (54) of 2018 regarding
event licensing in Abu Dhabi Emirate, and resolution No.
( 5 ) o f 2 0 1 8 f o r t h e T o u r i s m F e e s o n e v e n t s i n
accordance with the licensing system;
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ 2018 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ8ﺑﺎﻹﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺿﻭﻉ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ، ﻭﺍﺳﺗﻧﺎﺩﺍ ً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ
ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﺎﻡ
2016 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ54ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻛﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ؛ ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ )
(5ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﺑﺩﻻﺕ ﺗﺫﺍﻛﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ً ﻟﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ 2018 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ
ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ؛
And based on the directives of the Executive Council
issuing the Abu Dhabi Economic Incentive Package
“Resolution No. "33 of 2021”,and for further stimulation
to the investment environment in the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi, and pursuant to circular no 41/2020 issued by
DCT on May 10, 2020, it has been decided to extend
the exemption of event organisers from tourism fees,
according to the following:
ﻭﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺿﻣﻥ ﺣﺯﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺣﻭﺍﻓﺯ ﺍﻻﻗﺗﺻﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ
"، ﻭﻟﻣﺯﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﻔﻳﺯ ﻟﺑﻳﺋﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﺛﻣﺎﺭ ﻓﻲ2021 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ 33 ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ "ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﻗﻡ
ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﺑﻧﺎء ًﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺭﺍﺭ ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺃﺟﻝ ﺗﺣﻔﻳﺯ ﺑﻳﺋﺔ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﺛﻣﺎﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ
ﻣﺎﻳﻭ 10 ﺍﻟﺻﺎﺩﺭ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺑﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ 2020/41 ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻋﻁﻔﺎ ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
، ﻓﻘﺩ ﺗﻘﺭﺭ ﺗﻣﺩﻳﺩ ﺇﻋﻔﺎء ﻣﺑﻳﻌﺎﺕ ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ً ﻟﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ:2020
1. Exempt event organisers from the tourism fee 10%
on tickets sold.
% ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﺫﺍﻛﺭ10 . ﺇﻋﻔﺎء ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻣﻥ ﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﺑﺩﻻﺕ ﺗﺫﺍﻛﺭ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ1
ﺍﻟﻣﺑﺎﻋﺔ.
2. The event organisers must commit to declaring their
monthly revenues, provide the financial statements in
support of it, and cooperate with the revenue auditors or
those assigned by DCT Abu Dhabi to verify the validity
of the declarations and fees paid for the previous
periods.
. ﻳﻠﺗﺯﻡ ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺑﺎﻟﺗﺻﺭﻳﺢ ﻋﻥ ﺇﻳﺭﺍﺩﺍﺗﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﺷﻬﺭﻳﺔ، ﻭﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎﺕ2
ﺍﻟﻣﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺅﻳﺩﺓ ﻟﻬﺎ، ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺩﻗﻘﻲ ﺍﻹﻳﺭﺍﺩﺍﺕ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻣﻛﻠﻔﻳﻥ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ
ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺻﺣﺔ ﺍﻹﻗﺭﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺭﺳﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻡ ﺳﺩﺍﺩﻫﺎ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﺗﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺑﻘﺔ.
3. The aforementioned exemption of fees would start
from 01/01/2021 to 30/06/ 2021.
. ﻳﺑﺩﺃ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﺍﻹﻋﻔﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﺩﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﺫﺍﻛﺭ ﺍﻟﻣﺫﻛﻭﺭ ﺃﻋﻼﻩ ﺍﻋﺗﺑﺎﺭﺍ ً ﻣﻥ3
.2021/6/30 ﻭﺣﺗﻰ 01/01/2021
Please note that DCT Abu Dhabi's auditors will verify the
event organisers’ compliance with these instructions
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﺗﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺩﻗﻳﻖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻳﺭﺍﺩﺍﺕ ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻣﻥ ﻗﺑﻝ ﻣﺩﻗﻘﻲ
ﺍﻟﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﺯﺍﻡ ﺑﻬﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﻠﻳﻣﺎﺕ.
We hope that you will abide with the above- mentioned
to avoid the penal procedures and fines that will be taken
in relation to the violators.
ﺁﻣﻠﻳﻥ ﻣﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻘﻳﺩ ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﺷﺭﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻳﻪ ﺗﻔﺎﺩﻳﺎ ً ﻟﻺﺟﺭﺍءﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻧﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﺳﺗﺗﺧﺫ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ
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