Video | How the state supports the rich through its taxation system
It may seem that the issue of tax revenues relates more to the state than to the citizen in their day-to-day life, but this is far from the truth. Average citizens have found themselves making the most significant contributions to tax revenues through the consumption of goods and services, from cigarettes to mobile phone services, while corporations and landowners pay the least.
Mohamed Sultan
Mohamed Sultan is an economic researcher, capital markets analyst and economic analyst for Egypt Today.
تقارير ذات صلة
Some people prefer working in the shadows
The state approaches the issue as a strictly binary one leading to a simplified view of the economy
Is the government building a parallel bureaucracy?
Power is concentrated in the presidency and military at the expense of other state institutions
Tax time online?
Plans to tax social media ads and e-commerce transactions are being actively being pursued, but how feasible are these measures and who’ll bear the cost?
Your support is the only way to ensure independent, progressive journalism survives.
You have a right to access accurate information, be stimulated by innovative and nuanced reporting, and be moved by compelling storytelling. Subscribe now to become part of the growing community of members who help us maintain our editorial independence.
Join us