Sisi approves law to raise healthcare spending for children to EGP 9 bn

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi passed a law to hike healthcare spending on school-age children to EGP 9 bn in hopes of alleviating the burden of rising meds prices, Al Ahram reports. According to Deputy Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, the increased expenditures will be covered by the sin tax on cigarette sales, as well as fees imposed on services such as issuing a birth certificate.