Egypt increases exceptional bonus to state subsidy

Al Sisi also orders increases to bread subsidy program

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
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Cairo: Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi gave orders on Wednesday to increase the exceptional bonus to state subsidy cards to 300 Egyptian pounds from 100, according to the state news agency (MENA).

AlSisi also ordered increasing the bread subsidy program allocations by 32 billion pounds.

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