UAE: German tax authorities target Telegram and Dubai ‘avoidance’


Issue 1128 - 17 Jun 2021 | 1 minute read

German tax authorities are targeting the Dubai-based messaging app Telegram, founded by Russian-born Pavel Durov, and have purchased a stolen cache of data which includes information on German expatriates living in Dubai, in an effort to clamp down on tax avoidance by citizens operating from the emirate.

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