Citizens of Egypt planning to travel abroad will be subject to new departure fees, which were previously approved by the parliament.
Such an announcement has been confirmed by the Egyptian Finance Minister, Mohamed Maait, VisaGuide.World reports.
According to him, the new decision aims to increase the value of the departure fee to LE 100 pounds, while he emphasized that the value of the departure fee will continue to remain at LE50 for the governorates of Luxor, Aswan, the Red Sea, South Sinai, as well as Marsa Matrouh.
In addition, the minister indicated that such an amount is paid within the airline ticket, stressing that the new fees have not been approved yet.
According to a local media report, by parliament’s budget and planning committee, the changes have been applied in order to further increase the state’s revenue after they have been affected by the pandemic, which contributed negatively to the country’s economic sector.
However, the new changes have not been welcomed by six leftist parties as well as liberal politic parties, taking into account the Wafd, the Tagamoa, the Social Democratic, the Reform and Development, the Justice as well as the Nour parties, according to a report of Ahram Online.
“The next tax hikes will have a direct negative impact on limited-income and poor citizens. These tax hikes also send a negative message to the outside world and go in conflict with government policies aimed at boosting investments and promoting tourism,” Ayman Abul-Ela, the spokesman of the liberal Reform and Development Party said.
In this regard, the spokesman of the leftist Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Ihab Mansour, as well as the spokesperson of the leftist Tagamoa party, Atef Meghawry, emphasized that the increase in taxes was proposed about one year ago, however, they were postponed following hard economic conditions.
“While the government is targeting the citizens’ pockets all the time, they are spending extravagantly on needless projects such as building bridges,” the spokesman of the leftist Justice party, Abdel-Moneim Imam.
In addition, there were also mentioned new entertainment taxes. This means that foreign movies in cinemas, as well as opera and ballet shows among others, will be subject to a new five per cent tax, including a new five per cent tax on music and dance parties at hotels, nightclubs, and casinos.
Despite the fact that the recent changes have been opposed by six political parties in this country, the three legislative amendments to three laws have been approved by Egypt’s parliament.
>>Egypt Visa Types, Requirements, and Application
The post Egypt Implements New Increased Departure Fees for International Travel appeared first on VisaGuide.World.
