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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/08/hamas-taxes-gaza
Hamas Imposes New Gaza Taxes to Pay for Burgeoning Bureaucracy
(Guardian-UK) Rory McCarthy - Hamas has imposed a 25% tax on the cheap petrol smuggled in from Egypt. It is also taxing businesses and smuggled goods, including luxury cars brought through underground tunnels. Economists in Gaza say Hamas has a rapidly growing bureaucracy of around 30,000 staff whose salaries in recent months have been delayed or prioritized for the lowest paid. It appears Hamas is finding it increasingly difficult to bring cash from abroad into Gaza.