The Government of National Accord (GNA) agreed today, to cut subsidies on fuel, but at the same time to activate other benefits, such as the family allowance, the wife and children grant, pension adjustment and support, allowances for job seekers, and financial benefits for families of martyrs.

This came in a meeting chaired by the head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, in the presence of his deputies and ministers; the deputy head of the Presidential Council (PC) Ahmed Maiteeq, the members of the Presidential Council (PC) Abdul Salam Kajman, Mohammed Amari Zayed, Ahmed Hamza, along with the Ministers.

The government officials had an extensive discussion on the issue and ways of mitigating its effects on citizens within the framework of the Economic Reform Programme, which includes a package of measures that aim at addressing and adjusting the Libyan economy.