{"id":576489,"date":"2020-11-25T04:14:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T04:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/25\/uber-applies-for-license-under-ride-hailing-legislation\/"},"modified":"2020-11-25T04:14:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T04:14:11","slug":"uber-applies-for-license-under-ride-hailing-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/25\/uber-applies-for-license-under-ride-hailing-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber applies for license under ride-hailing legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uber has applied for an operating license under recent legislation <\/strong>governing<\/a><\/strong>ride-hailing companies<\/a><\/strong>, General Manger Ahmed Khalil said in an interview with Masrawy<\/a> on Tuesday. Under the 2019 legislation, ride-hailing companies pay 25% more tax than other cab drivers, are obliged to hire white cab drivers<\/a>, and must provide proof that their drivers are paying social insurance, amongst a host of other requirements on tariffs, data protection and service quality. Companies are required to pay EGP 30 mn for a five-year license, while drivers pay EGP 2k for a work permit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Uber has applied for an operating license under recent legislation governingride-hailing companies, General Manger Ahmed Khalil said in an interview with Masrawy on Tuesday. 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