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A 'new tax' imposed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on airline tickets has resulted in many angry and critical comments by Egyptians on social media despite the fact that the tax is in fact not new at all. According to Egypt's Ministry of Finance, the tax on airline tickets has existed since it was introduced by the late President Anwar El-Sadat in 1978 and President Sisi's decree was an amendment to this tax. This was confirmed by tax specialist Hamdy…