El Molla Requests Budget Increase for Fuel Subsidies
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has revealed that petroleum minister Tarek El Molla requested increasing fuel subsidy allocations to $125 billion.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has revealed that petroleum minister Tarek El Molla requested increasing fuel subsidy allocations to $125 billion.
Egypt's fuel subsidies bill could reach EGP 100 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2018/19 due to the recent surge in oil prices, according to a government source.
Egypt will continue to cut energy subsidies in order to decrease government expenditure, petroleum minister Tarek El Molla has said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the recently-approved automatic fuel price mechanism will protect Egypt's budget from movements in the global oil markets.
The Egyptian government announced in an official document that fuel imports cost $75 per barrel.
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy received EGP 3 billion late December as a part of the amounts allocated for electricity subsidies.
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Merlon has allocated $66 million investments in fiscal year (FY) 2-18/2019 budget for exploration and production E&P operations in Egypt.
The cost of Egypt's fuel subsidies rose 67.86% year on year (Y.o.Y.) for the first quarter of the fiscal year.