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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<\/a>. 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<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. 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