Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Abroad confirmed on Tuesday that her country’s government does not interfere with the wages and personal accounts of Egyptians living at home or abroad. deduct any part of Egyptian expatriates’ wages or their personal transfers. Jundi warned that the Ministry of Immigration is talking to various Egyptian communities around the world, listening to their suggestions and demands, and offering them programs that she says are in their best interest.
In this regard, MP Amr Hindi, MP for Egyptians abroad, confirmed that there is no bill calling for the deduction of part of the wages of Egyptians abroad, according to local newspaper Al-Masri al-Youm.
Hindi denied that there was any intention at all to enact such legislation, emphasizing that whatever is raised in this regard has no validity at all, and that this hadeeth is completely unfounded and has no purpose other than to create confusion.
Baha’a adviser El-Din Abu Shakka, deputy secretary of the Egyptian Senate (Second House of Parliament), has previously sparked controversy after proposing that a percentage of Egyptians’ wages abroad be given to the state. Abu Shakka’s remarks were made during a plenary session of parliament on Monday to clarify the government’s policy on stimulus measures for Egyptians abroad, as well as to promote initiatives and measures that help support their savings in Egypt.
However, the Egyptian parliamentarian denied what was later attributed to him, adding that he intended “to motivate the noble sons of Egypt abroad,” according to the Seventh Day newspaper. He said: “His proposal for Egyptians abroad is not binding, but rather as a way to return favor and loyalty to a state that they have not been late with throughout history, which willingly testifies to their national position.”
The latest official reports show that remittances from Egyptians working abroad fell by 20.9% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2022/2023 to a record $6.4 billion compared to $8.1 billion in the same period last year. financial year. Egyptians’ overseas remittances, which totaled $32 billion in the fiscal year ending June 2022, are one of the state’s most important resources for providing hard currency.
