(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Werko, the urban property tax under the former Ottoman law, has been abolished, according to a draft ordinance published in the Official Gazette of the Government.
A tax not exceeding twelve and a half percent of the net annual value of house or land will replace the Werko.
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