Parl't continues discussion of Gov't statement

CAIRO - 25 July 2018: The Parliament under Speaker Ali Abdel Aal continued on Wednesday reviewing a report on the government policy statement.

The government of Moustafa Madbouli is scheduled to attend later in the day a parliamentary session where a vote of confidence will be held.

MP Mohamed Hosseini called for filtering beneficiaries from bread subsidies to make sure that the subsidized bread end up in the hands of those who deserve.

MP Fathi Nada underlined the importance of giving more attention to improving education, especially technical education.

He noted that Europe's labor market absorbs about 15 million technicians every year.

He also called for supporting sports, referring to international reports on how spending on sports saves expenditures on health.

Meanwhile, lawmaker Makram Radwan urged the government to expand waste recycling plants nationwide and give due attention to the sports, health and educational sectors.

Chairman of the parliamentary committee for telecommunications Nedal el Said called for expanding e-networks and e-payment and improving telecommunication networks in tourist sites.

MP Moustafa Nader called for better indicators for monitoring government's performance, noting that the government program goes in line with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives.