The Water Tax and Embankment Tax Law, 2017 (No. 9 of 2017). Country/Territory Myanmar Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Waterworks Tax/levy Livestock water use Irrigation Institution Flood Water rights Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Law is about the collection of taxes imposed on farmers for various water-related works (including flood protection) and water use for agricultural purposes. The Act also provides for establishment of Tax and Embankment Tax Assessment Groups at various levels of local government and appeals against decisions about taxes by such groups. Full text English Website www.moali.gov.mm References - Legislation Implemented by The Water Tax and Embankment Tax Rules, 2019. Legislation | Myanmar | 2019 Keyword: Access-to-justice, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Flood, Governance, Irrigation, Procedural matters, Tax/levy, Water charges, Water shortage/drought, Water supply, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX