Egypt to tax social media stars


An Egyptian internet user says ‘if the government wants to tax YouTubers then it must at least give us better internet and scrap the whole limited gigabytes packages’. – EPA pic, September 27, 2021.

EGYPT said it will tax social media content creators in a revenue raising exercise as more citizens look to online platforms to make a living.

The tax authority said “YouTubers and bloggers” earning more than 500,000 pounds (RM134,032) annually would be taxed, in a statement issued Saturday.


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