Butane gas depots in Egypt to continue strike to protest

All the butane storehouses will continue their strike in protest of applying coupon system for butane distribution as of today, said Hossam Arafat, chairman of the department of petroleum products in the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce. During an urgent meeting today, Arafat said that the members of the department rejected ect an offer by Supply and Internal Trade Minister Basem Ouda to increase the profit margin of the depots within two weeks. Earlier today, Arafat also said that the petroleum department condemns the government's marginalization of traders along with the deliberate smear campaign in the media targeting the owners of the gas stations and butane depots.