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Your next phone is really going to cost a lot more
Your next mobile phone is definitely going to cost more as it is hit with two surtaxes: Imported mobile phones…
Egypt’s NTRA imposes 5% fee on imported mobile phones
Expect to pay more for your next mobile phone: The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a decision yesterday imposing…
Amendments to development fees bill have been signed into law
LEGISLATION WATCH- Your dog food is about to get more expensive: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed into law yesterday…
Egypt’s Cabinet Economic Committee approves proposed VAT Tax Act amendments
LEGISLATION WATCH- The Cabinet economic group signed off yesterday on proposed amendments to the VAT Tax Act, which now go…
Egypt: House committee approves waiving late fees on handful of taxes
LEGISLATION WATCH- House committee approves waiving late fees on handful of taxes: The House Planning Committee has greenlit a draft…
Ads will be subject to VAT (but not stamp tax), VAT drawback system for tourists could be expanded under sweeping changes proposed to Value-Added Tax Act
SMART POLICY- Most commercial advertising will be subject to value-added tax under sweeping amendments to the VAT Act that the…
You may now pay your excise taxes online
Excise taxes can now be remitted online via a newly-launched platform, Tax Authority head Reda Abdel Kader said. These duties…
Gov’t considering raising tariffs on imports of steel, iron billets
The Trade and Industry Ministry is considering raising tariffs on imports of steel and iron billets, an unnamed government official…
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