Dubai takes the first spot on the list of countries where workers get to take home 100 per cent of the total income earned.
That is according to a report by the PwC UK, which placed Dubai above the likes of Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.
Where can you keep the most salary ?#Dubai allows high-income earners to take home their entire pay, according to @PwC pic.twitter.com/rEMLiKaZwQ
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 2, 2021
Owing to a lack of income tax or social security payments for non-nationals in Dubai, any compensation amount awarded to employees are received in full.
This unique framework has long attracted high-income individuals and multinational corporations to set up shop in Dubai.


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