Speaking at a press conference alongside Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk and Information Minister Diaa Rashwan, Madbouly stated that the package—approved by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi —aims to ease pressure on households amid ongoing cost-of-living strains.
“The philosophy of this package is to cover a wide range of issues that serve the Egyptian citizen and contribute to improving living conditions and quality of life,” Madbouly said.
The package includes direct cash assistance to 15 million families, to be paid in two tranches, one before Ramadan and another ahead of Eid Al-Fitr.
About five million beneficiary households are enrolled in the Takaful and Karama programme, while the remaining 10 million are low-income families identified through state databases.
Separately, Kouchouk said EGP 8 billion has been earmarked to provide an additional EGP 400 per ration card for roughly 10 million families, with the average household estimated at 2.5 people.
Madbouly added that over EGP 9 billion has been directed to the health sector, including EGP 3 billion for state-funded medical treatment and another EGP 3 billion to eliminate surgical waiting lists in public hospitals.
More than EGP 3 billion has also been allocated to accelerate the inclusion of Minya Governorate, home to around seven million residents, in the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) starting next April.
The government will also allocate EGP 4 billion in additional support to farmers to offset wheat price differentials during the harvest season beginning in April.
Additionally, EGP 15 billion has been earmarked to speed up the completion of the first phase of the Haya Karima rural development programme before the end of the current fiscal year.
Madbouly said President El-Sisi had instructed the government to disburse February salaries for state employees this week, ahead of Ramadan, with March salaries also to be paid early before Eid Al-Fitr.
He added that proposals for public-sector wage increases will be submitted to the president during Ramadan alongside the draft budget for the next fiscal year, after which discussions will be held with the National Wages Council on private-sector pay.
The president has directed what Madbouly described as an “exceptional” wage increase, with priority given to teachers and health sector workers.
Egypt has introduced multiple social support packages over the past two years as households grapple with rising living costs.
Authorities have expanded cash-transfer schemes, increased food subsidy support, boosted healthcare spending, and accelerated flagship development programmes, including Haya Karima and the phased rollout of the UHIS, in an effort to cushion low- and middle-income families during periods of high seasonal spending such as Ramadan.
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