Social Solidarity Ministry tasks committee with studying unemployment benefits

It looks like unemployment benefits may be coming after all: The Social Solidarity Ministry formed a committee to study the possibility of unemployment benefits, Al Borsa reported on Sunday. The committee will determine the criteria for eligibility and the number of citizens who would be paid in order to work out the feasibility of paying out unemployment benefits under the state’s social welfare program. An administrative court ruling issued last week mandated the Sherif Ismail government to pay out unemployment benefits, as stated in the constitution and 2010 Social Welfare Act. It is not clear yet whether this will be implemented in FY2017-18, as this has clearly not been factored in. We imagine this may put a dent in the government’s plan to curb the budget deficit.