capital gains tax
IMF criticizes Egypt’s decision to delay imposing capital gains tax
Egypt
May 24, 2015
IMF criticizes Egypt’s decision to delay imposing capital gains tax
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) criticized Egypt’s decision to delay imposing the capital gains tax on stocks because it means…
Egypt puts capital gains tax on hold for 2 years
Egypt
May 18, 2015
Egypt puts capital gains tax on hold for 2 years
Egypt's government put a 10 percent tax on capital gains on hold on Monday, reversing a key component of its…
Scrapped capital gains tax another sign of slapdash economic policies
Business
April 8, 2013
Scrapped capital gains tax another sign of slapdash economic policies
An abrupt implementation of a 10 percent capital gains tax on shareholders and investment funds that profited from the takeover…
New taxes in Egypt’s latest economic program will do little to spur recovery
Business
March 28, 2013
New taxes in Egypt’s latest economic program will do little to spur recovery
It’s easy to lose track of how many economic plans the government has presented since President Mohamed Morsy’s election, the…
Revised economic plan hikes cigarette, iron, cement, alcohol taxes
Business
February 26, 2013
Revised economic plan hikes cigarette, iron, cement, alcohol taxes
Egypt’s amended economic reform plan will raise taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, iron, cement, carbonated drinks and mobile phone use. It…
Morsy suspends tax plan, calls the increase a ‘burden’ on average citizen
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Morsy suspends tax plan, calls the increase a ‘burden’ on average citizen
President Mohamed Morsy has decided to suspend wide-ranging changes to the country's tax laws that had been signed earlier this…
Leftist groups reject cancellation of capital gains tax
Business
June 12, 2011
Leftist groups reject cancellation of capital gains tax
Left-wing groups on Sunday rejected the finance minister's decision to cancel a tax on capital gains in trading on the…