Sin tax to support healthcare spending: The House of Representatives has approved a bill that will see EGP 0.40 of the VAT on each cigarette pack sold be directed towards healthcare, Aswat Masriya reported. Also yesterday: The Health Ministry has allocated EGP 8 bn to develop and renovate public hospitals over the next two years, Al Ahram reported Minister Ahmed Rady as saying during a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday.

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