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Egyptian Minister of Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, announced on Sunday a plan to raise the prices of metro and railway tickets within days, following the increase in fuel prices.
In a phone interview with Amr Adib in El-Hekaya on MBC Masr, Al-Wazir confirmed that a decision had been taken to increase prices, noting that the decision is pending the approval of the Parliament and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.
“We are in a dilemma,” he said.
He pointed out that the Ministry of Transport owes banks 88 billion Egyptian pounds ($4.65 billion), and owes the Ministry of Petroleum about 5 billion pounds ($0.26 billion).
He explained that the metro ticket price will be increased by “one pound”, noting “if the prices of train tickets increase by 2, 3 or 5 pounds, it will remain less than the microbus fare.”
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