Egypt's General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday he will donate half of his personal wealth and half of his salary to help the country's crippling economy, the improvement of which he said requires sacrifices from all Egyptians.

El-Sissi also said he asked the government to amend a newly drafted budget — the largest in Egypt's history at $115 billion — because it had a deficit he said was unacceptable. The draft budget kept Egypt's budget deficit hovering around 12 percent.

(AP)

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