subsidies
Cabinet to announce susidy cuts this month
Business
May 1, 2014
Cabinet to announce susidy cuts this month
Al-Masry Al-Youm has received the main features of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb's plan to cancel subsidies for high-income classes.Subsidies for…
Supply Minister: No plans to cancel subsidies
Business
April 21, 2014
Supply Minister: No plans to cancel subsidies
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has reiterated that the government has no intentions to cancel subsidies for low-income citizens.“All decisions are…
Egypt Gas: Higher prices save LE1 bn yearly
Business
April 21, 2014
Egypt Gas: Higher prices save LE1 bn yearly
The government's decision to raise natural gas prices for home users will save the state LE1 billion annually, said Egypt…
Minister: Egypt to raise electricity prices before election
Business
April 14, 2014
Minister: Egypt to raise electricity prices before election
Egypt plans to boost electricity prices for the richest 20 percent of its citizens before the presidential elections at the…
Minister: Govt to reduce energy subsidies before FY2014/2015
Business
April 2, 2014
Minister: Govt to reduce energy subsidies before FY2014/2015
Minister of Planning and International Corporation Ashraf al-Araby announced that the government is aiming to reduce energy subsidies before FY2014/2015,…
Egypt’s energy quagmire could sink Sisi
World
February 18, 2014
Egypt’s energy quagmire could sink Sisi
Egypt's army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, won vast popularity by crushing the Muslim Brotherhood, but even a man…
Bread and commodity subsidies LE 35 billion: Supply Ministry
Business
December 11, 2013
Bread and commodity subsidies LE 35 billion: Supply Ministry
Supply Minister Mohamed Abu Shady said that subsidies for bread and food commodities amount to more than LE35 billion, all…
Egypt to issue schedule next month for gradual fuel subsidy cuts
Business
April 24, 2013
Egypt to issue schedule next month for gradual fuel subsidy cuts
Egypt aims next month to issue a schedule of gradual rises in the subsidised prices various industries pay for fuel,…
Hundreds of bakers storm Supply Ministry again
Egypt
March 19, 2013
Hundreds of bakers storm Supply Ministry again
Hundreds of bakery owners stormed into the headquarters of the Supply Ministry in Cairo, blocking Qasr al-Aini Street on Tuesday.…
Bakery owners storm Supply Ministry
Egypt
March 16, 2013
Bakery owners storm Supply Ministry
Hundreds of bakery owners stormed the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade building on Qasr al-Ain Street downtown Cairo demanding…