Govt refers State budget to House

The Government has referred the general State Budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020 as per article 109 of Bahrain’s Constitution to the House of Representatives. The Council of Representatives Speaker Fawziya Zainal said that the budget plan had been referred to the Financial and Economic Affairs to be scrutinised.

“The council will be updated about the budget referral the coming weekly session,” she said, adding Bahrain’s national interests would be a priority in co-operation with the Shura Council and the Government. She underlined keenness on achieving the goals of the Fiscal Balance Programme, implement the Government Action Plan through the budget endorsement to bolster Bahrain’s development and progress.

She cited in this regard the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in his keynote address at the opening of the first session of the fourth legislative term. The Speaker announced that joint meetings between the parliamentary and Shura Financial and Economic Affairs Committees to discussed the law on the general state budget with the Government.