No privatization of public utilities

Egypt's Prime Minister Atef Ebeid said public utilities would not be privatized, noting that water, sanitary drainage, roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, electricity networks, railways and public transport shall remain the property of the state in full in order to protect people of low-income.

ÊÊÊ Services will be provided for them in the light of their financial abilities and not according to cost.

ÊÊÊ The government subsidies basic services in the benefit of the masses.

ÊÊÊ "Pure drinking water will be made available to all parts of Egypt within three years in compliance with the directives of President Hosni Mubarak,"the Prime Minister said.

ÊÊÊ The government spent LE 400 billion on services and public utilities over the past 20 years at the rate of LE 20 billion annually. In the reign of President Mubarak new achievements are being accomplished every day for the benefit of citizens.