Egypt’s parliament gives preliminary nod to 15% increase in military pensions

The House of Representatives' general assembly approved yesterday the text of a draft law to raise military pensions by 15%, but postponed a final vote due to lack of quorum, according to local press reports. Former military employees will see a minimum pension raise of EGP 150, and an increase in the minimum pension payout to EGP 900, beginning 1 July. The raises received committee-level approval last month, and are the same as the pension increases for civil servants announced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in March.