Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Kouchouk, affirmed on Saturday that the latest increase in public sector wages has been fully incorporated into the new state budget and will be disbursed starting with July salaries.
He revealed that the total cost of the wage package exceeds LE100 billion, bringing the overall wage allocation in the budget to LE821 billion.
Addressing a press conference, Kouchouk said that the wage bill is projected to grow by approximately 21 per cent in the upcoming fiscal year, ensuring a real increase in employees’ incomes that surpasses inflation rates.
He emphasised that the adjustments aim to align improved wages with enhanced quality of public services delivered to citizens.
The minister announced that the minimum wage for public sector employees will rise to LE8,000, the ministry said in a statement.
The package also includes a 12% periodic allowance for employees subject to the Civil Service Law and 15% for those not subject to it, in addition to a monthly increase of LE750 in the additional incentive for all employees, at a total cost of LE77.5 billion.
Minister Kouchouk further outlined targeted support measures, including a monthly teaching incentive of LE1,000 for educators starting the new academic year, alongside a “distinguished school administration” incentive of LE2,000, with a total cost of LE14 billion.
Employees in the medical sector will receive an additional LE750 per month, while night shift and overnight allowances will increase by 25 per cent as of July 1, at a cost of LE8.5 billion.
The minister said that the measures will benefit about one million teachers within the Ministry of Education and Al-Azhar, as well as 640,000 employees in the medical sector.
