Clarification of finance on the 3%tax .. Here is this statement

The media office of the Minister of Finance, Yassin Jaber, issued the following statement: “It deals with a number of media, as well as some economic sectors and analysts, incorrect information about a 3% tax on import.

The draft budget law 2026 does not include imposing an additional tax at a rate of 3%, which is collected with the Customs Administration, but rather a payment at the expense of taxes required on institutions or companies that did not abide in the previous years of tax laws, in terms of applying for permits or in terms of paying taxes resulting from these permits. The aim of this procedure is to urge institutions and companies to adhere to their tax obligations, and not to provide an opportunity for them To compete with institutions and companies committed to their meals, illegal competition. ”