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Government aims to cut fuel subsidies to 1.7% of GDP in FY 2018/19
Expenditures to improve public services this FY amounted to EGP 182bn, says petroleum ministry
Published in Daily News Egypt on 27 - 06 - 2019

The government aims to cut fuel subsidies by the end of this fiscal year (FY) 2018/19 to 1.7% of GDP, expected to reach EGP 5.6tn, down from 2.7% in FY 2017/18.

A study prepared by the ministry of petroleum and mineral resources, a copy of which obtained by Daily News Egypt, showed that the government plan to cancel fuel subsidies in the local market and allocate EGP 182bn for improving public services in FY 2018/19, compared to EGP 160bn in FY 2017/18.

With the start of the energy subsidy restructure programme in FY 2013/14, the fuel subsidies reached 5.9% of GDP, and fell to 3.3% in FY 2016/17, the study added.

The first increase in fuel prices took place in June 2014. The second increase was an urgent measure with the floatation of the pound in November 2016.

The study noted after the increase of US dollar price to about EGP 18, the government imposed a third hike in June 2017, seven months after the second increase, to curb the impact of inflation on fuel subsidies paid to suppliers and foreign partners in foreign currency.

Twelve months later, the government approved the fourth increase in fuel prices in June 2018 to comply with the reform plan and to improve the public services provided to citizens.

The government is seeking to renew the agreement to apply the mechanism of hedging from the high prices of shipments of petroleum products during the next FY, to protect the budget of 2019/20 of financial risks resulting from the fluctuation of global oil prices.


The domestic market is awaiting the approval of the fifth and final increase in the prices of petroleum products at the beginning of the current FY, with the implementation of a mechanism for pricing linked to global oil prices and the cost of domestic fuel output.


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