Ministry: E-payment of gov't service fees applicable as of May 1

CAIRO, 2 April 2019: The Finance Ministry announced that citizens will have to pay their fees for governmental services via any E-payment means as of May 1st.

According to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, these services will include also taxes and customs duties.

The measure comes in implementation of the National Council for Payments' decisions shifting the society in Egypt to a digital society and achieving financial inclusion, added the statement.

Adopting E-payment methods is part of the national program for economic reform and the State's orientations towards shifting the society into a digital one, according to the statement.

Up to 7,000 ATMs were set in all governmental sites including the real estate, traffic departments and universities to empower the citizens to pay their fees, the statement indicated.

Also, ATM cards will be issued in cooperation with the banking sector and the National Authority for Egyptian Post to ease up the measure for citizens, added the statement.