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<\/a> Facebook has announced that Egypt-based advertisers without a valid VAT identification number will be charged an increased 18% rate of VAT, Think Marketing<\/a> reports. VAT, which was introduced in Egypt in FY2016-17, is currently at 14%. The Finance Ministry is working to issue a law<\/a> on taxing e-commerce, including imposing taxes on social media ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facebook has announced that Egypt-based advertisers without a valid VAT identification number will be charged an increased 18% rate of VAT, Think Marketing reports. VAT, which was introduced in Egypt in FY2016-17, is currently at 14%. 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