taxation
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.
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…
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
Business
March 10, 2015
Egypt cabinet reduces taxes on riches and corporations before EEDC
The Egyptian government has approved a decision to unify corporate income taxes at a maximum of 22.5 percent, Finance Minister Hany…
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
Opinion
November 15, 2012
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
Of the three demands that Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in the wake of the 25 January revolution — bread,…
Qandil: Financial plan aims to cut subsidies, bring people into tax system
Business
September 9, 2012
Qandil: Financial plan aims to cut subsidies, bring people into tax system
Egypt's new prime minister said on Sunday he was finalizing an economic reform plan that would rein in hefty subsidies…
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
Opinion
March 29, 2011
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
The word fasad, corruption, has been chanted like a mantra in Egypt for the past month and a half. Ever…