House Econ Committee summons El Moselhy to review subsidy rolls purge

The House Economics Committee has requested a meeting with Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy to review the ministry’s criteria for purging the nation’s subsidy rolls, Rep. Amr El Gohary said. According to El Gohary, some of the criteria have loopholes that require “a closer look.” The ministry had announced last month that it would cut from welfare rolls individuals who consume more than 650 KW of electricity per month, spend more than EGP 800 on their monthly phone bill, spend more than EGP 30k on school fees for their child at an international school, and those who own a luxury car made in 2014 or later.