Egypt’s poor bear the brunt of Sisi’s austerity plan - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mohannad Sabry

Mohannad Sabry

Jul 6, 2014

A microbus waits with other vehicles for fuel at a petrol station in Cairo July 6, 2014. Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has sought to justify politically sensitive subsidy cuts on fuel and natural gas which took effect on Saturday, saying they were a necessary part of fixing an economy hammered by three years of turmoil. Egypt had overnight on Friday slashed its subsidies for car fuel and natural gas, increasing their prices by more than 70 percent. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS — A microbus waits with other vehicles for fuel at a gas station in Cairo, July 6, 2014. Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has sought to justify politically sensitive subsidy cuts on fuel and natural gas that took effect Saturday, saying they were a necessary part of fixing an economy hammered by three years of turmoil. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

People wait to buy fuel at a petrol station in Cairo July 6, 2014. Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has sought to justify politically sensitive subsidy cuts on fuel and natural gas which took effect on Saturday, saying they were a necessary part of fixing an economy hammered by three years of turmoil. Egypt had overnight on Friday slashed its subsidies for car fuel and natural gas, increasing their prices by more than 70 percent. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ENERGY TRANS

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