The committee that brings together the ministers of social solidarity, finance, supply, and military production has expressed willingness to expand the scope of the government’s cash subsidy programmes to include more segments of society, in addition to increasing the allowance paid out through the Takaful and Karama initiatives, according to Al Borsa. The committee added that this will be made possible through the ongoing purge of the subsidy rolls. The move comes as part of government efforts to shore up the social safety net as inflation rises and is a key item on the Madbouly Cabinet’s four-year policy programme. Other measures included new income tax breaks, as well as raises to the wages and pensions of state bureaucrats and military and police personnel. No details were provided on the expected timeline for the new measures.