The head of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Atwan Al Atwani, revealed today, Sunday, that the Ministry of Finance is close to completing the procedures for appointing 150,000 contractors.
Al-Atwani said in a press statement that “the committee hosted Finance Minister Taif Sami to discuss the financial situation in light of the circumstances the world is experiencing and the security tension in the region.”
He added that “discussions were held regarding securing food, medicine, and basic necessities for life, as well as securing financial allocations for the governorates under the 2023 budget provisions, as well as the current year’s budget.”
Al-Atwani continued, “The meeting resulted in a set of matters that were confirmed to have been achieved, including securing the ration card for a period of six months, as well as discussions regarding securing and releasing financial allocations and financing spending funds for all governorates and launching projects that were contracted for in 2023.
” He called on citizens “to rest assured that all requirements for the ration card and food supplies have been secured by the government, and that the financial allocations are available and there is no need to worry.”
Al-Atwani pointed out that, “Regarding the implementation of the budget items and the paragraph on appointing contracts in the governorates, as well as the status of the ministries, the Ministry of Finance informed us that work is underway to contract and is awaiting the completion of the governorates’ requirements to submit the names and implement the contracts for all those included in the paragraph, which is to appoint one hundred and fifty thousand contracts in all governorates.”
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