Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab issued on Wednesday a decision requiring Ministers of Defense, Interior and Municipalities, Finance, Economy and Trade, to set up an integrated plan in order to take maximum measures, and to strictly apply all measures that would combat monopoly, fraud and price manipulation, especially in terms of foodstuffs and citizens’ basic needs citizens.
Diab also tasked them to follow up on tightening control over all border crossings and facilities, especially the land ones, with the aim of preventing and combating smuggling.
In this regard, a joint operations room will be established, which includes representatives of relevant ministries, security and military services in order to take all operational and logistical measures to implement the plan that will be adopted by the ministers immediately.
A periodic report on the progress made in the implementation of the relevant procedures will be submitted to the Prime Minister.