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Samy\u2019s one-year term leading the authority came to an end earlier this week and he will <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2018\/12\/12\/1161355\">reach retirement age in February<\/a>. <b>Abdel Azim\u2019s primary focus during his tenure<\/b> will be to digitize all tax payments and the authority\u2019s services. He told us yesterday that he aims to make it easier for taxpayers to file while simultaneously increasing the state\u2019s tax revenues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOVES- Finance Minister Mohamed Maait tapped Abdel Azim Hussein as the new Tax Authority head, succeeding Emad Samy, Al Masry Al Youm reports. Samy\u2019s one-year term leading the authority came to an end earlier this week and he will reach retirement age in February. 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