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FTA holds 3 Youth Circles on Tax Culture to support SMEs
Dubai September 16, 2022:
The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) Youth Council, in cooperation with the Federal Youth Authority (FYA), held three youth circles on Tax Culture to Support Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) as part of the Council’s initiatives to raise tax awareness and facilitate tax compliance through direct engagement with youth business.
More than 100 representatives of SMEs participated in the discussions in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ajman. The sessions were attended by FTA Director General, His Excellency Khalid Ali Al Bustani, FYA Director General, Saeed Al Nazari, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) Undersecretary, Rashid Al Baloosh and the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprise Development Executive Vice President, Saeed Al Marri, alongside a number of federal and local authority officials.
The youth circles dealt with a set of aspects that include the services provided by the authority, its future directions to enhance youth tax culture in the SME sector and the prominent challenges young people face at SMEs and ways to overcome them.