75% of the state budget must be directed to security

[DJKeefy]

Former security official: 75% of the state budget must be directed to security.

Former Assistant Interior Minister Ashraf Amin blamed the government for failing to issue legislation supporting security.

He told Al-Mehwar 2 channel on Wednesday that the government does not have the political will to prevent terrorism.

“It must be a government of security,” he said. “This means that 75 percent of the state budget and strategy must be directed to security.”

“Once security is restored, all state institutions will function,” he added, calling for human and material support for the security services to control terrorism, and for quick judicial rulings in cases of terrorism.

Source: http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/f ... d-security

[Chocolate Eclair]

What does that mean? judicial rulings taking 2 years instead of 4 years?????

[newcastle]

I'm no economist but this does seem an absurdly large proportion of the budget to be spending on security.

Surely the stability of any state ultimately rests on satisfying the need and aspirations of the people through health, education, social welfare etc. Devoting the bulk of revenues to 'security' smacks of some kind of totalitarian regime.

[A-Four]

Ah Newcastle, you do not have to be an economist to work this one out, if you keep a careful eye on this game. The Middle East begging bowl will be totally empty as far as Egypt is concerned in September, and if Sisi is not elected president, then the money supply is cut off in June.

The West know only too well the games Egypt plays with its international begging bowl, some what not so different to how your average Egyptian beggar in Luxor see how easy he can get a constant supply of cash out of one average tourist. What ever you gave one day, he would need more the next, and will try even harder, as you are now 'his friend'.

The West and especially the IMF, will give nothing now without immediate results, are first put in place. This will take time again, for when Sisi is president he must have a government set up to blame for huge tax rises, rather than the people put the blame at his 'door'. As for the daft statement by Ashraf Amin, this is a plot to secure more money from Middle East countries, to prevent Egypt becoming a international terrorist base,..........I am sure they will not buy this.

P.S. - Iran has just withdrawn subsidies on oil for its domestic customers, prices have risen by 75%, will we see riots in the streets, similar to those seen in Nigeria and Sudan. ........Makes you wonder where Egypt will get its new revenue to pay its massive debts.

[newcastle]

Personally, I don't see that Egypt has security issues.....at least not on the scale of many of its neighbours. And if the government is daft enough to divert funds from much needed socio-economic reforms to fund extra security they'll have a lot more to worry about than the occasional car bombing....like another revolution.

I put the proposal into the 'ramblings of a nutter' category.