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Imposing stamp taxes on EGX transactions should be replaced with a tax on bank deposits<\/strong>, which carry no risks and would be certain to yield greater returns if taxed than transactions in the stock market, Mahmoud Hashem writes in a column penned for Al-Borsa<\/a>. Please, God, don\u2019t get us started\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Imposing stamp taxes on EGX transactions should be replaced with a tax on bank deposits, which carry no risks and would be certain to yield greater returns if taxed than transactions in the stock market, Mahmoud Hashem writes in a column penned for Al-Borsa. 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