Ismail Al-Ayeb, a former member of the General National Congress, confirmed during a televised interview for Libyan WTV channel and Tabadul Platform that the main reason for not disbursing the family allowance is mainly the closure of the country’s oil ports and fields, which caused all the problems and crises that Libya is currently facing.
According to Al-Ayeb, the blockade also resulted in the lack of resources covering the state budget. However, the state could have disbursed the allowance from any other income section in case it had a political will as well as a desire to do that.
Al-Ayeb explained that the Family Allowance Law was issued for social justice in addition to political and social reasons, as the stage’s goals require amending the laws in which the previous regime was operating.