The independent military-commercial empire, which benefits from preferential customs and exchange rates, no taxation, land-confiscation rights, and an army of almost-free laborers (conscripted soldiers), is another thorny issue. With the Egyptian economy suffering, elected politicians might seek to improve conditions by moving against the military’s civilian assets – namely, by revising the preferential rates and imposing a form of taxation.
独立的军事商业帝国又是一个棘手的难题。它从优惠的关税和汇率、免税、土地没收权和大批几乎免费的劳动力（入伍的士兵）中受益匪浅。由于埃及的经济萎靡不振，当选的政客可能会试图通过应付军队的民用资产——具体点说就是修订优惠税率并采用新税收形式——来改善经济状况。