Supply Ministry subsidy card purge is still on, 10% of beneficiaries to be removed in April and May

Kramers will not live to mooch another year after all: The Supply Ministry is not shelving plans to remove subsidy fraudsters from the system. Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy told reporters on Wednesday that the ministry intends to purge welfare rolls of some 10% of ration card holders in April and May, according to Al Borsa. The news comes as a bit of a surprise since El Moselhy was quoted just last week saying that the subsidy rolls would remain intact for now as times are tough enough as it is.