#state employees
According to media reports, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has approved and ratified a decision to increase basic salaries for governmental employees depending on the grade of the employees. The minimum general salary in Egypt currently stands at LE 1,200; it is one of the lowest minimum salaries in the Middle East as it stands at approximately $70. Lately, the Egyptian government has increased electricity, water, fuel and public transportation prices in order to gradually remove state subsidies on these…