On Friday, Egypt raised fuel prices for the third time this year. Despite these increases, consumer fuel prices in Egypt are low compared to other countries.
The increase in prices is intended to serve a number of purposes, including reducing government spending on subsidies, reducing fuel consumption, and improving Egypt's position vis-a-vis international financing bodies.
The increase in fuel prices has a direct impact on every Egyptian since it will lead to an increase in prices in other sectors - transportation, food, etc.
The price increases in general and gasoline prices in particular arouse public disgust, which is mainly reflected in the expression of outrage on social networks. The discourse there is monitored by the authorities who fear a popular outbreak over this background.
To reassure the public a little, the government announced that gasoline prices will not be raised again for the next six months.