CAIRO — Bahaa Abu Shaqqa, legal adviser and head of the parliamentary Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee, announced April 4 his intention to present a draft law to parliament stipulating that citizens be required to make donations to the state-owned Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt) in a bid to support the government’s effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Abu Shaqqa said in a statement that the project’s goal is for citizens to share with the state the burden of the coronavirus pandemic, provided that the donations be commensurate with a citizen’s monthly income.
