Egypt: VAT amendments to certain goods
Tax treatment of cigarettes, administrative units, alcoholic beverages, and construction activities.
Egypt on July 17, 2025, issued Law No. 157 of 2025 to amend certain provisions of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Law No. 67 of 2016, specifically in relation to modifications to the tax treatment of cigarettes, administrative units, alcoholic beverages, construction activities, and the list of VAT exemptions.
Law No. 157 was published in the Official Gazette on July 17, 2025, and came into effect on July 18, 2025.
Read a July 2025 report (English and Arabic) prepared by the KPMG member firm in Egypt