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The nation\u2019s columnists are skeptical about the newly approved bill regulating the salaries and pensions of ministers.<\/strong> El Watan\u2019s Hazem Mounir<\/a> says that increasing ministers\u2019 pensions in lock step with salaries while appealing a court ruling that would have forced the state to raise pensions for all is \u201cincomprehensible.\u201d Ahram Gate\u2019s Ismail Ibrahim<\/a> said much the same thing and then called for the creation of a group to defend the rights of pensioners. In Al Masry Al Youm, Mohamed Amin<\/a> does not oppose guaranteeing pensions and income for ministers, but wants to see protections for low-income government employees, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The nation\u2019s columnists are skeptical about the newly approved bill regulating the salaries and pensions of ministers. 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