Egypt will expand its new cash subsidy system to cover more essential food items, the Cabinet said on Wednesday. The move will broaden a programme that currently provides only a few subsidised staple foods to millions of Egyptians. Under Egypt’s existing ration card system, which supports about 60 million people, each beneficiary receives 50 Egyptian pounds ($1) per month. The money can be spent on a limited range of subsidised goods at state-ap…
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