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E  gypt
             Snapshot of E  gypt                                                                                 31
          •  Companies operating in Egypt are subject to a tax on their profits at a   Tax rates on Corporate Profits & Income in 2022
           rate of 22.5%, which is a low rate compared to other emerging countries                 Corporate
           such as India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia.
                                                                           23%    34.94%   20%   22.5%    28%    31%     25%     30%
          • Individuals working in Egypt are subject to income tax ranging from
           0-25%, which are low rates compared to other emerging countries such
           as India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia, and Turkey.


             Improving                            Adoption
           tax brackets for    Enactment         of electronic
                            of new insolvency
         the benefit of a larger   settlement laws to   collection technology
          part of society and   increase access to   and facilitation of  15-40%  0-30%    20%   0-25%   0-40%  0-41.5%  0-35%  0-30%
            serving the         finance          procedures in   Working
              middle                                Egypt   to issue                                Income
               class.  Reduction                          laws aiming at   Turkey  India   KSA   Egypt   South  Morocco  Tunisia  Mexico
                    of corporate       Application     integrating the informal                          Africa
                        tax              of VAT            economy in      Source: Worldwide-tax - Deloitte - KPMG
                      burdens                              the formal
                                                              one.
                                                                           Comparison of VAT Rate in Egypt vs. some of Regional &
                                                                           Emerging Countries
                                                                                                              20%
          • In Egypt, a value-added tax (VAT) of 14% is applied, which is a low rate   18%                                     19%
           compared to other emerging countries such as India, Mexico, Morocco,                       14%              15%
           South Africa, Tunisia, and Turkey.
          • Egypt is also keen to implement international tax obligations through
           agreements  concluded  with  different  countries,  which  achieves  the   5%      5%
           national interest and ensures the maximum possible benefit. In such
           context, 130 countries, including Egypt, recently reached a historic
           agreement related to international taxes; on how to distribute taxes
           related to multinational companies. Such countries also agreed to set
           new tax rules; through applying a minimum tax rate of no less than 15%,   Turkey  UAE  KSA  Egypt  Morocco  South   Tunisia
                                                                                                                       Africa
           to prevent multinational companies from avoiding paying their fair share
           of taxes in the various countries of the world in which they operate.  Source: Worldwide-tax - 2022
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