CAIRO — Two and a half years after the Jan. 25 revolution deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the name of social justice, the state has faced many challenges to realize the hopes of Egypt’s poor, who have become more numerous as a result of continued political turmoil.
The Egyptian transitional government, which took office after the June 30 demonstrations and the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, has announced a package of urgent economic measures as part of it reform program to support the poor and bring about structural changes to achieve social justice and economic growth. Public-school students have been exempted from paying tuition. The prices of subsidized commodities have been reduced from 10% to 15%, and 15,000 job opportunities have been proposed.
