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Finance Ministry praises its five-year performance
Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.…
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