{"id":576876,"date":"2022-11-01T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/11\/01\/senate-gives-final-nod-to-amendments-that-could-see-contractors-compensated-for-suffering-losses-in-deval-2-0\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T04:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T04:00:05","slug":"senate-gives-final-nod-to-amendments-that-could-see-contractors-compensated-for-suffering-losses-in-deval-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/11\/01\/senate-gives-final-nod-to-amendments-that-could-see-contractors-compensated-for-suffering-losses-in-deval-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate gives final nod to amendments that could see contractors compensated for suffering losses in Deval 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Good news for government contractors:<\/strong> Senators yesterday approved legal amendments that would allow contractors who have suffered losses because of recent economic reforms to receive compensation from the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The current bill was drafted with 2016 in mind:<\/strong> The original 2017 law was drafted to provide compensation for losses caused by economic reforms undertaken between March and December 2016 (read: the EGP devaluation, lifting of fuel subsidies, introduction of VAT etc.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The legislation will now cover all periods of economic reforms:<\/strong> \u201cWe decided that the scope of the bill goes beyond this to include all periods of economic reforms causing financial losses to contractors involved in building projects, and delivering supplies and services for the government,\u201d said Senate Housing Committee Chairman Khaled Said. 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