Egypt's fuel subsidy bill for the first half of the current fiscal year fell to 44.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($5.9 billion) from 64.5 billion a year earlier, the finance ministry said on Monday.
The figures are for the six months to December 31, 2014, as Egypt's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.
Egypt cut fuel subsidies last summer, raising prices of gasoline, diesel and natural gas by as much as 78 percent.
International oil prices dwindled following a decision by OPEC to maintain production levels despite an increasing supply and slowing demand, a situation which proved beneficial to Egypt which heavily depends on oil imports.
The Egyptian government used $105 per barrel to forecast its expenses in 2014/15 fiscal year, the state budget showed.
