subsidies
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Business
July 4, 2010
Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said his ministry has managed to update the legislative system that governs the Egypt’s fiscal policies…
Finance: Subsidies down 42% on year
Business
June 29, 2010
Finance: Subsidies down 42% on year
A Finance Ministry report issued Tuesday on the state budget account from July 2009 to May 2010 revealed a 6.3-percent…
Govt to continue raising energy prices
Business
June 22, 2010
Govt to continue raising energy prices
The industrial energy pricing committee will meet today to decide on the percentage increase in the prices of natural gas…
Investment minister objects to energy subsidies
Business
June 17, 2010
Investment minister objects to energy subsidies
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieddin said on Thursday that he is against subsidizing energy."The rich consume more energy, and they should…
Egypt must restructure subsidies
Opinion
June 14, 2010
Egypt must restructure subsidies
There is almost a consensus that the existing subsidies system in Egypt is dysfunctional.The Minister of Economic Development has recently…
Govt raises social expenditure by 29%
Business
May 29, 2010
Govt raises social expenditure by 29%
The government has increased allocations to social services in the new fiscal year to LE213.2 billion, Minister of Finance Youssef…
Egypt backs subsidy increase, budget impact neutral
Business
May 26, 2010
Egypt backs subsidy increase, budget impact neutral
Egypt will spend an additional 32 billion Egyptian pounds on subsidies in 2010/11, but the increase will not affect the…
Finance Ministry delays subsidy restructuring
Business
May 6, 2010
Finance Ministry delays subsidy restructuring
The Egyptian government will postpone its plan to restructure subsidies for principle commodities due to the Ministry of Finance's refusal…
NDP official: Subsidy increase imprudent
Business
April 26, 2010
NDP official: Subsidy increase imprudent
A ruling party official warned against increasing subsidies for petroleum products because of the repercussions for the state budget deficit.…
Long meat lines
Egypt
March 18, 2010