Customs Act to be completed in three months

LEGISLATION WATCH- It would appear that the new Customs Act has not died on the vine, as the Finance Ministry plans to complete a draft bill in three months’ time, Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said, Ahram Gate reports. The act, which will impose “strict punishments” on customs evaders while reducing clearance times and fees for importers, had been “almost complete” since September 2016.