House approves amendments to Civil Service Act that make registration for social welfare services mandatory

The House of Representatives voted in amendments to the Civil Service Act yesterday that make it mandatory for citizens to register their updated information at government offices that provide them with various social welfare services and benefits, Ahram Gate reports. Citizens will have one year to from when the law is published in the Official Gazette to comply with new regulations or they risk seeing services — such as bread and commodity subsidies, for example — suspended, in addition to facing an EGP 1,000-5,000 fine.