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United Arab Emirates: Launch of the Phase 1 Research and Development Tax Incentives Programme

Announcement

18 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance announced the first phase of a new tax incentive programme to support research and development activities in the private sector.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

18 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 18 Mar 2026
Tax or social insurance relief In force

Recent update from 27 Mar 2026:

On 18 March 2026, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance launched Phase 1 of the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentives Programme.

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