President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met Wednesday with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly to discuss exerted efforts by the state to provide social protection for those with lower income. Presidency spokesperson Alaa Youssef said in a press statement that the meeting tackled the different initiatives to enhance protection for the societal segment with lower income. During the meeting, Al-Sisi stressed the importance of continuing the social initiatives provided by the state to the faction that needs assistance in facing current economic challenges and alleviating its implications on them. Waly disclosed during the meeting the plan of the Ministry of Social Solidarity to enhance social protection for those with lower incomes. Al-Sisi said that the government should create simulation models that address the issue of financial commitments to the social protection programmes in the next years.

Source: Daily News Egypt August 31, 2016 14:26 UTC