taxes
Tax Authority President: We have collected 90% of the 2014-2015 target
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Tax Authority President: We have collected 90% of the 2014-2015 target
Tax Authority President Abdel Moneim Matar said LE267 billion, which represents 90 percent of the 2014-2015 target, have already been…
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Health & Fitness
July 7, 2015
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Too few governments make full use of tobacco taxes to dissuade people from smoking or help them to cut down…
Oxfam: Corporations deprive Africa of $11 billion yearly in taxes
Business
June 2, 2015
Oxfam: Corporations deprive Africa of $11 billion yearly in taxes
Multinational companies deprive African governments of $11 billion in taxes each year, and G7 world leaders should set up a…
Minister: Clearing, settlement to be conducted with stock market investors
Business
May 29, 2015
Minister: Clearing, settlement to be conducted with stock market investors
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman has announced that the ministery is conducting a clearing and settlement with stock market investors with…
Customs revenues up to LE17.9 bn in ten months
Business
May 14, 2015
Customs revenues up to LE17.9 bn in ten months
Customs revenues surged by 10.7 percent, reaching LE17.904 billion between July 2014 and April 2015, a report by the Egyptian…
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…
Taxes on cigarettes to net LE31 billion this year
Business
March 31, 2015
Taxes on cigarettes to net LE31 billion this year
The Cigarette Trade Association in Cairo and Giza has said that the state treasury will get LE31 billion instead of…
Cigarettes association: 95% decline in exports due to tax
Business
March 20, 2015
Cigarettes association: 95% decline in exports due to tax
The Association of Cigarette Merchants in Cairo and Giza cite a 95 percent decrease in cigarette exports, compared to 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…
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…