The Borrower shall pay all Taxes, duties, fees and other impositions of whatsoever nature, including stamp duty and registration fees, arising out of the execution or implementation of this Contract and the Project Implementation Agreement or any related document and in the creation, perfection, registration or enforcement of any Security for the Loan to the extent applicable. In such cases, the Borrower shall ensure that the proceeds of the Loan and/or any technical cooperation funds shall not be used for financing of custom duties and Taxes levied by, or in the territory of, the Borrower in respect of all goods, works and services (including consultancy services) procured by the Promoter and/or the Final Beneficiary for the purposes of the Project.

The Borrower shall pay all principal, interest, indemnities and other amounts due under this Contract gross without any withholding or deduction of any national or local impositions whatsoever required by law or under an agreement with a governmental authority or otherwise. If the Borrower is obliged to make any such withholding or deduction, it shall gross up the payment to the Bank so that after withholding or deduction, the net amount received by the Bank is equivalent to the sum due.

The Borrower shall bear all charges and expenses, including professional, banking or exchange charges incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, implementation, enforcement and termination of this Contract or any related document, any amendment, supplement or waiver in respect of this Contract or any related document, and in the amendment, creation, management, enforcement and realisation of any security for the Loan.