Finance Ministry: Collecting govt dues electronically at post offices

CAIRO - 31 July 2019: As many as 4,000 post offices nationwide have been annexed to the new system of collecting the government dues electronically, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.

The move falls within the framework of the State's plan for digitization as part of Egypt's Vision 2030.

Citizens can now head to the post offices as well as the banks involving in the new system to pay the government dues electronically, the ministry said in a statement.

The step will contribute to making payment procedures easier to the citizens, mainly those who live in villages and remote areas.

The ministry asserted its keenness that the outlets of electronic payment would cover various governmental bodies nationwide.