Egyptian activists on social media have expressed their anger at a government decision to deduct 1% of employees ’salaries for a year, claiming to contribute to efforts to combat the Corona virus.

The Egyptian government announced yesterday, Wednesday, its approval of a draft law that deducts 1% of the wages of employees in the public and private sectors, and 0.5% of the wages of retirees, as a symbiotic contribution to face some of the economic repercussions resulting from the spread of the Corona virus.

According to a cabinet statement, the bill, which will be submitted to parliament for approval, provides for "the discount for the next 12 months from July 2020."

"Employees whose wages are less than 2000 Egyptian pounds ($ 125.7) are exempt from the deduction, along with a governmental authority to exempt workers in the sectors affected by the pandemic."

According to the draft law, "The proceeds of the symbiotic contribution will be allocated for the purposes specified by the Council of Ministers in accordance with the data provided by the relevant ministries to meet the consequences of the Corona virus."

As of yesterday, Wednesday, Corona's injuries in Egypt reached 13,484 cases, of whom 659 died, and 3,742 recovered.

Activists accused the Egyptian government of adopting the policy of collection from the pockets of the simple, while the governments in all countries of the world are supporting their citizens to face the economic consequences of Corona.

Others asked: How does the government send medical aid to China, Italy and the United States and brag about that, while deducting the salaries of Egyptians on the pretext that there is no cash to confront Corona?

Others have called on the government to show mercy to “overpowering” employees and pensioners, and to deduct part of the salaries of MPs, ministers, advisers, and senior-paid senior officers.

Deduction of 1% of employees ’salaries and 0.5% of employees’ pensions to face corona damages. All governments support citizens, but they take us away. Well, they did not try, they stopped the salaries of members of Parliament for a period of 6 months, and they took a percentage of state consultants in each ministry and mercy on the overpowering employees and pensioners

- Eman El Kholy (@corrola) May 20, 2020

The government decides to deduct 1% of the salaries of state workers for a full year and a half per cent of pensions for a year also !!!
I mean, the overpowering employee and the pensioner who is not satisfied with Hechel's medicines tonight and businessmen in Tarawa🤔

- Mohammad Abdel-Atty (@smart_egypt) May 20, 2020

The government decided, before supplying, to decrease,
1% of the salaries of workers in the state and the business sector will be deducted starting from July 1 (they say for a year - stay before me if they return one per second to the salaries) and this is because the corona is also a text in the water from the pensioners as long as the corona I did not know, get rid of them until now.
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- Without Lika 🇵🇸 (@ KhaledDa24) May 20, 2020

The looting authority decided to deduct 1% of all people's salaries without exception, including the private sector and temporary employment, and the deduction includes:
- Whether the worker is a permanent or temporary job, a consultant, a national expert, or any other capacity.
The administrative apparatus of the state
working in the private sector
working with banks
1/3 # looting authority https://t.co/Bu7RbslBCq

- Ahmed. (@just_alone_l) May 20, 2020

A discount of 1% of the
unpaid wages of anti-corona, what will be deducted 10% from the tens and hundreds of thousands taken by Ahmed Musa and his uniform, and Shakush, and protected Pica and their paralysis, dancers and representatives, and businessmen who pay a quarter of their taxes and pay off the unjust who do not know that they buy even a muzzle, and no alcohol sprays, and
God Forbidden

- Gamal Elshal (@Gamal_Elshal) May 21, 2020

Allocating 100 billion pounds against Corona. God bless you, Yaris. My son sent these people out of his land and lodged them in hotels and hostels, and on account of the state. Long live Egypt, grant a Jewish decision to deduct 1% of people's salaries to face Corona and 0.5% of pensions for a year that you paid. Take it out of your pockets.

- 🗡SAiF🗡 (@ eyad80yazed) May 20, 2020