Presidential Council, Headed by Dbeibeh, Issues Decision to Allocate Credits Worth Approximately 8.8 Billion Dinars to Several Public Entities
The Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, issued a decision granting permission to the Ministry of Planning to allocate financial credits to several public entities totaling 8.793 billion dinars.
According to the decision, an amount of 1.3 billion dinars will be allocated for the construction of 500 future schools. Additionally, 1.19 billion dinars will go to the Housing and Facilities Implementation Agency, 1.19 billion dinars for the Transportation Projects Implementation Agency, and 1.15 billion dinars for the Development and Improvement of Administrative Centers to complete ongoing projects.
The decision also stipulates the allocation of 500 million dinars for the Housing and Facilities Implementation Agency to implement the National Water and Sanitation Program, 400 million dinars for the Ministry of Interior for the construction, maintenance, and equipping of facilities, and 400 million dinars for the Development and Improvement of Administrative Centers to equip implementing hospitals. Moreover, 337 million dinars are allocated for the Industrial River Authority to implement urgent projects.
The decision further allocates 250 million dinars for the Transportation Projects Implementation Agency to build several bridges, 225 million dinars for the Passports and Nationality Department to spend on the passport system, 175 million dinars for the Ministry of Sports for the maintenance and construction of clubs and public stadiums, and 105 million dinars for the General Intelligence Agency for security equipment and maintenance at its headquarters.
According to the decision, 100 million dinars will be allocated for the Ministry of Youth for the maintenance and equipping of youth centers, another 100 million for the Roads and Bridges Authority to complete ongoing projects, and the same amount for the Development and Improvement of Administrative Centers to supply the needs of water and sanitation projects. Additionally, 50 million dinars will go to the Civil Aviation Authority for the development of the aviation sector, and another 50 million for the Airports Authority to supply operational equipment. The same amount is allocated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the maintenance of some embassy premises, and 21 million dinars for the Statistics and Census Authority to implement the National Statistics and Census Project.