Bahrain - Ease of doing business

Time required to get electricity (days)

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 90.00
2010 90.00
2011 90.00

Firing cost (weeks of wages)

Definition: Firing cost is the cost of advanced notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 14.70

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 0.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2011 0.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment