tax
Applying, withholding VAT both have positive outcomes: Center
Business
September 13, 2015
Applying, withholding VAT both have positive outcomes: Center
Ensuring transparency in enforcing the value added tax (VAT) can result in a wide tax base and an increase in…
Expert: Real estate tax law takes social justice into account
Economy
June 10, 2015
Expert: Real estate tax law takes social justice into account
Chairman of the Committee for Real Estate Property Tax at the French Chamber of Commerce Amr al-Monier said the real…
Analysis: Finance Ministry yields to pressures on stock market tax
Business
May 19, 2015
Analysis: Finance Ministry yields to pressures on stock market tax
Finance Minister Hany Qadry Dimian has remained silent on his decision to impose a tax on stock market revenues.
Ministry considers amending tax regulations for foreign investors in the stock market
Business
May 13, 2015
Ministry considers amending tax regulations for foreign investors in the stock market
Egypt’s Finance Minister Hany Qadry Dimian said that the ministry is considering amending the capital gain tax regulations for foreign…
Abbas rejects Israel’s partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue
Middle East
April 6, 2015
Abbas rejects Israel’s partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Authority but that he…
Cancelled tax increases revenues by 20%
Business
March 31, 2015
Cancelled tax increases revenues by 20%
New data coming from the Egyptian Tax Authority shows that a recently-cancelled tax had raised tax revenues by 20 percent. The…
EFG Hermes says recent tax changes will boost the economy
Business
March 12, 2015
EFG Hermes says recent tax changes will boost the economy
EFG Hermes, one of the leading investment banks in the Middle East has lauded the recent tax reforms adopted by…
IMF chief praises ‘rich tax’, 2 days after cancellation
Business
March 12, 2015
IMF chief praises ‘rich tax’, 2 days after cancellation
Egypt’s state news agency MENA quoted International Monetary Fund chief, Christine Lagarde, in an interview published on Thursday, as praising…
Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Rights group slams blocking of newspaper over state tax dodging investigation
An NGO has slammed Egyptian authorities for reportedly confiscating the issue of an independent newspaper after its front page bore…
Minister: Review of investment and tax incentives law to be concluded Tuesday
Egypt
March 1, 2015
Minister: Review of investment and tax incentives law to be concluded Tuesday
A small committee, including representatives from the Finance, Commerce and Industry, and Transitional Justice ministries, the State Council, and the…