Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Petrol to increase 5% from January 1, 2018. Catalonia to vote for new administration. Lady Gaga is heading to Las Vegas. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, December the 20th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Petrol across the UAE will increase by 5% from January 1, 2018,
00:15according to the Director General of the Federal Tax Authority.
00:19Officially confirming the move, Khaled Al-Bustani clarified
00:23that crude oil and natural gas would not be taxed.
00:27The FTA also confirmed that both water and electricity will be taxed at 5%
00:33once VAT comes into effect.
00:35Catalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election
00:40many hope will resolve Spain's worst crisis in decades.
00:44Polls suggest neither the pro-independence nor the pro-unity camp will win a majority.
00:51The likely outcome is a hung parliament and many weeks of wrangling
00:55to form a new regional government.
00:58Lady Gaga will join the list of superstars with regularly scheduled shows in Las Vegas in 2018
01:05when she kicks off a two-year residency in December.
01:09Gaga said in a statement it has been her lifelong dream to perform in Las Vegas.
01:14She said she was humbled to be joining a historical line-up of performers
01:19that include Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
01:23And finally, the weather.
01:24Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees Celsius dropping to 17 degrees at night.
01:30That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
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