Shura Council’s panel discusses draft budget for fiscal year 2023

THE Shura Council’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee, at a meeting under the chairmanship of HE Ahmed bin Hitmi Al Hitmi on Tuesday, discussed the state’s draft general budget for the fiscal year 2023, along with the draft law for its approval.

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 Mohammed Al Mahmoud. The officials of the Ministry of Finance responded to the inquiries and comments 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.