VAT UPDATE: Etisalat Has Made Some Clarifications That Will Really Please Some Customers

Etisalat has clarified some confusion over what exactly will be subject to the 5% VAT.

And some customers will be happy to hear the price of prepaid recharge cards will NOT be increased.

Customers have been cautioned to check for themselves in case distributors make a mistake in pricing.

“Etisalat has introduced five denominations of recharge cards sold at AED30, AED55, AED110, AED210 and AED525 to ensure customers have sufficient credit to subscribe to existing data and combo packages after adding 5% VAT.  The five per cent VAT will only apply on the actual usage, and not on the prepaid recharge cards value.  Prepaid users will not pay any extra fee when they recharge” 

Etisalat representative