CAIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - Egypt's government will cancel a planned tax on stock market dividends and share gains in takeover bids, Abdullah Shahata, an aide to the finance minister, told Reuters on Monday.
The tax plans have hit the stock market and shaken investor confidence.
(Reporting by Ehab Farouk; Writing by Ulf Laessing; editing by Jason Neely)
((ulf.laessing@thomsonreuters.com)(Cairo newsroom)(Reuters Messaging: ulf.laessing.reuters.com@reuters.net))
Keywords: EGYPT TAX/BOURSE/
