Egypt’s Cabinet Council held a ministerial meeting on Thursday morning headed by interim Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to discuss a number of reports and pressing issues, including the economic and security situations, the efforts exerted in the state’s “war on terror” and achieving security and stability on the Egyptian streets.
The Council reviewed the cabinet’s plans and policies for raising citizens’ standard of living and improving their quality of life, especially for low-income citizens, as well as revising laws, programmes and policies related to social justice.
The meeting further addressed the economic situation in the country and the efforts of the government and the governorates’ administrative bodies in regulating markets and providing basic goods at reasonable prices in order to decrease the people’s suffering.
The ministers also discussed the state’s efforts to tackle the problem of frequent electricity cuts and provide the necessary coal required for operating power plants; rationalising the use of electricity in government bodies; and combating the theft of electricity.
As Egypt’s economy continues to struggle since the 3 July 2013 coup, the situation on the ground deteriorated last week when the country experienced a series of blackouts, with up to five separate power cuts being reported on Monday and Tuesday throughout the day in some neighbourhoods, according to the Egyptian media outlet Ahram Online.
Source: Almesreyoon.com / MENA