Lebanese singer Alissa has attempted to run away from Egyptian tax authority by not paying the income tax fee she is obliged to pay for her concert on Valentine’s Day alongside Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama. The amount Alissa is to pay is 9 thousand Egyptian pounds and she had almost gotten herself into deep trouble if it were not for the intervention of her business manager who settled the matter by paying the amount due.
On his part, Ragheb made sure to pay the taxes due from his concert, which amounted to 11 thousand Egyptian pounds, to refrain from falling into trouble with the Egyptian tax authorities and in turn hurting his image. By his actions, Ragheb gave a good example of a singer, who does not attempt to flee from his obligations.
The matter marks the second for Alissa, the first being in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Dubai when she also attempted to run away from paying taxes due on a performance she held. The singer did not comment on her actions or give any justification for trying to flee from paying taxes.
On a different note, Alissa has just held her latest concert at the Muscat 2005 Music Festival, witnessing tremendous success making her the main highlight of the event. For the first time in the festival’s history, a crowd of over 10000 attended Alissa’s concert, which is the largest number ever witnessed at a concert in Oman.
The organizers of the event revealed that the number of audience present was not expected and they had thought only a third would be present. The concert, which also marked Alissa’s first in Oman, had to be filmed by helicopters due to the massive crowed.
