The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has decided to introduce Value Added Tax (VAT) following costly military campaigns and a drop in global oil prices.

The GCC consists of:
  1. Saudi Arabia, 
  2. Kuwait, 
  3. Bahrain, 
  4. Oman, 
  5. Qatar and 
  6. the United Arab Emirates 
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic alliance of these six Middle Eastern countries. The GCC was established in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, in May 1981.