“Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris slams decision to impose fee on citizens and foreigners leaving Egypt”

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Egyptian businessman, Naguib Sawiris, criticized the decision of the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee to impose a fee of 100 Egyptian pounds (approximately $3) on citizens and foreigners while leaving the country, with the exception of tourists who visit certain areas, describing The decision is “stupid,” noting that tourists should be excluded, at least.

Sawiris wrote, through his account on the “Twitter” platform, commenting on the news, which includes the decision, saying: “A very stupid decision … There is no country in the world that takes money from you while you are outside?”

And the Egyptian businessman added, in another tweet, Thursday, saying: “Tourists should be exempted at least?”

The head of the Plan and Budget Committee in the Egyptian Parliament, Fakhri al-Faqi, said in a telephone interview via the Egyptian channel “CBC”: “The fee for leaving the airport was 50 pounds a long time ago for the Egyptian and the foreigner, and it has become 100 pounds for everyone … except The tourist who will go to the Red Sea, South Sinai, Luxor, Aswan or Matrouh.

Al-Fiqi pointed out that “the foreign tourist, if he does not go to these areas, will pay 100 pounds like the Egyptian, while he will pay 50 pounds if he goes to them.”

The head of the Plan and Budget Committee confirmed that the committee will present the amendment to this law to Parliament next Sunday.