There has been a lot of talk in the past period about converting food support to cash support. This talk has created a lot of confusion over this issue. I wonder what the state will do to convert food support to cash support. Will this issue harm the citizen in any way? Stay tuned. Stay with us until the end and you will know the details in this video.
The government has now taken the decision to convert the commodity support system to cash support, and announced the assignment of the task of discussing this issue and coming up with a clear plan to present it to community dialogue, especially since the aim of this step is to reduce the burden on the state budget and reach support to those who deserve it and provide it in a better and more sustainable way.
Ok, how many citizens do we have who benefit from food support?
The government announced that there are more than 60 million citizens who benefit from the system of supporting food commodities, and that more than 70 million citizens receive subsidized bread at the rate of 5 loaves per day at a cost of 20 piasters per loaf, and each individual registered on the ration card receives goods worth 50 pounds per month, with a maximum of four. Individuals registered on the card, and if the number of individuals on ration cards exceeds 4 individuals, in this case the citizen will receive commodity support. With a value of 25 pounds per month, this means that a family consisting of 4 members receives goods worth 200 pounds per month.
Ok, why does the government want to convert food support to cash support?
Although subsidizing food commodities provides great protection for the groups most in need of care and provides the minimum level of food security, in the past period some major defects have appeared, the first of which is that the subsidy will not reach those who deserve it, and many undeserving people will benefit from it, and a large portion of the subsidy and subsidized goods He goes out to the black market.
In order for the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade to provide support to those who are eligible, it has made great efforts in the past period to purify and update the system’s database, identify groups eligible for support, and exclude those who are not eligible for it.
After talking about converting the subsidy to cash support, there is great concern among people about this issue, and all people are currently asking about their share of the subsidy and the timing of its implementation, and whether it will be negative for them and how they will get the cash support.
The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade said that there is more than one scenario proposed regarding the subsidy issue, the first of which is the currently existing system, which is providing commodity support in its current form without change. This is an unlikely scenario and the percentage of its implementation will not exceed 1%.
As for the second scenario, which is likely to be implemented, it is to provide full cash support through which the citizen will receive a sum of money that will be determined by the Ministry of Finance, and through it the citizen will be able to buy all the goods he needs at the value of the amount. In this case, the Ministry of Supply will completely withdraw its hands from commodity support and bread support, and it will be transformed. To the Ministry of Internal Trade and there will be no supplies.
