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Boutros Ghali believes that the budget deficit is the single biggest problem facing the current Finance Ministry, urging the current government to slash spending, particularly on public sector employees.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no way we can do justice to more than hour-long interview with one of the clearest thinkers on the economy ever to serve in cabinet, so we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jrOq8mGtTUI?t=4665\"><strong>watch the full interview with YBG here <\/strong>(runtime: 1:18:15).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YBG believes taxes are too high and says raising them would be slow down the <\/strong><strong>economy. <\/strong>They should be low enough to make it more expensive to try to avoid taxes than to simply pay them, he suggested, pointing at the same time to a culture of distrust between the business community and the Tax Authority, which business owners feel gouges them.<\/p>\n<p>As for<strong> investment policy, Boutros Ghali disagrees with the notion that there needs to be a <\/strong><strong>new law. <\/strong>Instead, he thinks the way to go would be to constrain the power of the bureaucracy and cut red tape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are three things Egypt must focus on<\/strong> for long-term growth, YBG says:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Setting up a detailed database of welfare and subsidy beneficiaries to make the system more efficient;<\/li>\n<li>Expand the banking system to cover a vastly wider swathe of the population;<\/li>\n<li>Create a mechanism that creates meaningful loans and other financing for SMEs. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boutros Ghali had great things to say about the current lineup of economic ministers<\/strong>, adding that they routinely consult with him on economic issues.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cabinet spokesman<strong> Ashraf Sultan said that the Ismail cabinet is now locked in<\/strong><strong>discussions over the Universal Healthcare Act<\/strong> and plans to complete the feasibility study on the bill in mid-March (more on progress of the bill in the Speed Round), in an interview with Al Hayah Al Youm\u2019s Tamer Amin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n6IBn4nqNyk\">watch<\/a>, runtime: 5:46).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Administrative Capital for Urban Development Company <\/strong>\u2014 the master developer of the New Administrative Capital \u2014 <strong>will begin selling homes in April<\/strong>, company board member Khaled Abbas tells Kol Youm\u2019s Amr Adib. 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