Public confidence in real estate tax facilitation package reflected in strong uptake of the app

 

490,000 tax returns filed covering more than 830,000 real estate units

636,000 residential units, 188,000 non-residential units and more than 6,000 other properties

Taxpayers paid EGP 28 million on account of real estate tax to benefit from the new facilitations

“Thank you to taxpayers for responding positively” — We will continue simplifying procedures, developing the app and removing any challenges

 

Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said the strong uptake of the real estate tax mobile application reflects public confidence in the new facilitation package, with taxpayers creating 612,000 electronic accounts through the app in its first two months.

 

During the same period, taxpayers filed 490,000 tax returns covering more than 830,000 real estate units, including 636,000 residential units, 188,000 non-residential units and more than 6,000 other properties, Kouchouk said.

 

The Finance Minister thanked taxpayers for their positive response to the new facilitations, saying: “Thank you to taxpayers for responding positively.”

 

He added that taxpayers had paid EGP 28 million on account of real estate tax to benefit from the new facilitations.

 

Kouchouk said the ministry would continue to simplify procedures, further develop the mobile application and address any challenges facing taxpayers.