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The bread subsidy system is in dire need of reform that can no longer be postponed<\/strong>, particularly considering how much of the state\u2019s resources are directed towards sustaining the system, Abdelnaby El Shahhat writes for Youm7<\/a>. Between graft at smart card manufacturers<\/a> and the widespread corruption within the system\u2019s institutions, Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy has his work cut out for him, El Shahhat says. Al Masry Al Youm\u2019s Hamdy Rizk<\/a> agrees that the subsidy system is in need of reform, but rebukes El Moselhy for what he sees as a Marie Antoinette-esque attitude that belittles citizens\u2019 reliance on subsidized bread. Rizk warns that Egypt\u2019s poor subsist largely on subsidized bread, and calls on El Moselhy to direct his reform efforts to weeding out moochers and curbing black market activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The bread subsidy system is in dire need of reform that can no longer be postponed, particularly considering how much of the state\u2019s resources are directed towards sustaining the system, Abdelnaby El Shahhat writes for Youm7. 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