VOL. XLI

No. 13

30-March-1998

IRAQ

Iraq Claims $107Mn In Tax Arrears From Iraqis Trading In Occupied Kuwait In 1990

The Iraqi Government is claiming some ID160bn ($107mn at $1=ID1,500) in tax arrearsfrom Iraqi merchants who purchased goods from Kuwait during its occupation by Iraq in late1990, according to reports from Amman. The General Authority for Taxation, in consultationwith the President's Office, has issued a list of some 2,500-2,800 merchants who purchasedgoods in Kuwait without paying...