In an August 2015 report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the UAE could generate extra revenues worth as much as 4.1 per cent of the non-hydrocarbon domestic product (GDP) by introducing a 15 per cent ad valorem tax on passenger vehicles and broadening the coverage of its corporate income tax scheme, aside from collecting a five per cent VAT. Source: http://gulfnews.com/business/economy/imf-recommends-not-just-vat-but-also-tax-on-cars-all-companies-1.1563412 After collecting 4.2million Dhs per day from Salik why would Dubai need tax on cars???