São Paulo – The Egyptian minister of supplies and internal trade Ali Moselhi said earlier this week that the second phase of the revision of the food-subsidy system database will go through the second phase of the revision.
The ration-card holder is entitled to foodstuffs to the value of EGP 50 (USD 2.80) free of charge each month from government cooperatives in addition to five loaves of subsidized bread a day at USD 0.50 (USD 0.2) per loaf. The life cost in Egypt is very low.
Families that send a child to an international school costing more than EGP 30,000 (USD 1,700) per year or own a car produced after 2014 will be eliminated from the system, according to the criteria. If the monthly electricity consumption of a family is over 650 KW or if they have a mobile-phone bill over EGP 800 (USD 45.5) per month, they will also lose their cards. However, they may go back to the system if they prove they need subsidy.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
