CAIRO May 15 Reuters - Egypt expects to apply a stamp duty on stock exchange transactions from early next month, Amr al-Munir, deputy finance minister for fiscal policies, told Reuters. The House of Representatives' Budget Committee approved a draft law submitted by the government that would impose stamp duty on stock exchange transactions, to be paid by buyers and sellers. The duty has been set at 1.

The measure, approved by the cabinet in March and originally expected to come into effect this month, must still be approved by parliament.

More than companies are listed on the Egyptian stock exchange and more thaninvestors are registered to trade there.

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