Shura committee discusses draft general budget

The Shura Council’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee held its meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of HE Chairman of the Committee Ahmed bin Hitmi al-Hitmi.

The committee hosted Assistant Undersecretary for Treasury Affairs at the Ministry of Finance Abdulrahman Fouad al-Modahka, Director of the Department of Financial Policies at the Ministry of Finance Abdulrahman Mohamed Jolo and Director of the budget department at the Ministry of Finance Salman Mohamed al-Mahmoud.

During the meeting, the committee discussed the state’s draft general budget for the fiscal year 2023, along with the draft law for its approval, where the officials of the Ministry of Finance responded to the inquiries and comments laid out by the committee members with respect to the chapters and sectors of the state budget.

The committee decided to submit its report on the state’s draft general budget for the fiscal year 2023, along with the draft law for its approval to the Council.