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Digital taxation push raises eyebrows in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Finance is working on a bill that will tax digital ads in Egypt, much to the concern of e-commerce enterprises.
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CAIRO — Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced Aug. 20 that a team from the Finance Ministry and the Egyptian Tax Authority is set to finalize a new income tax bill that will include a tax on social media and digital platform ads.

Maait’s statements came following a meeting held with Facebook representatives to review the best tax ways to calculate and collect taxes associated with online services and e-commerce and the mechanisms needed for their implementation in Egypt.

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