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<\/a> The government is planning to make the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) its own independent authority \u2014 akin to the National Railways Authority \u2014 to cut its reliance on government financing to maintain its operations, Transport Minister Kamil El Wazir told Sada El Balad\u2019s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 8:47<\/a>). The NAT will be required to cover its own operating expenses, which El Wazir said run at around EGP 8 bn. The authority\u2019s revenues are currently only half of that, according to the minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government is planning to make the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) its own independent authority \u2014 akin to the National Railways Authority \u2014 to cut its reliance on government financing to maintain its operations, Transport Minister Kamil El Wazir told Sada El Balad\u2019s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 8:47). 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