On 14 December 2016, the United Kingdom ratified the double tax treaty (DTA) with Turkmenistan by way of the Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement Order 2016, as published in Official Gazette No. 1217 of 14 December 2016. Once in force and effective, the new treaty will replace the existing DTA of 1985.
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