Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called on citizens to take advantage of the reconciliation law regarding building violations. The Prime Minister warned that unplanned and random constructions have wasted large areas of agricultural lands. Madbouly explained that the government’s decisions regarding these building violations comes is in the citizen’s best interests. The Prime Minister had received a report from Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Sharawy confirming that reconciliation prices for building violations have been reduced from 20 percent to 70 percent to relieve the burden placed on ordinary citizens, taking into account their social conditions. This problem has challenged Egypt for over 40 years, he added, with the sensitivity of the issue having hampered the government’s interference.

Source: Egypt Independent September 20, 2020 09:22 UTC