Reuters
The Media Center of the Council of Ministers in Egypt confirmed that what was circulated regarding the deletion of 14 million citizens from those eligible for food subsidies and the subsidized bread system is incorrect.
The center said, in a statement, today, that the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade has been contacted, which denied the news, confirming that it is untrue to delete 14 million citizens of those eligible for food subsidies and the subsidized bread system.
The ministry explained, “The continuation of the beneficiaries of the catering support and the bread system in dispensing all their decisions in a normal and regular manner,” stressing that “the process of elimination and exclusion is carried out according to specific and precise criteria, and that those who were removed are those who are not eligible for support such as duplicate names, wrong national numbers, as well as deaths,” The needs of 71 million citizens benefiting from the subsidized bread system have been met, as well as 64 million citizens benefiting from the ration courses.
Source: RT
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