No cut in citizens’ gains to prop up budget: PM

Manama

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman said that the government would never resort to the easiest solutions by reducing the citizens’ gains to support the budget.

He underlined the government’s constant keenness to ensure that the citizens’ gains were not affected while dealing with economic developments. “Despite challenges, the government is trying to increase the citizens’ gains.

The state budget reflects the government’s policies to upgrade services and enhance the citizens’ standards of living,” he remarked while receiving royal family members and senior state officials here yesterday.

On the occasion, HRH Premier commented that adopting uncivilised ways of expression, abuse of openness and resorting to violence, sabotage and terrorism reflect a misguided ideology. “It should be deemed as a systematic work and determination to undermine the security and stability of the nation,” he added.