The Ministry of Finance of the Government of National Unity announced today, Thursday, in a statement, that it is not responsible for the delay in disbursing scholarships for students studying abroad, affirming that it has fulfilled all its legal obligations.
The Ministry of Finance revealed that this delay is due to the Central Bank’s insistence on implementing the decision to impose a tax on foreign currency sales, which was imposed by the House of Representatives, despite court rulings to suspend the decision’s implementation.
The Ministry added that the Prime Minister’s instructions are to suspend the implementation of the decision to impose the tax on foreign currency sales in respect of court rulings.
The Ministry also noted that it had transferred the scholarships for students abroad to the Central Bank of Libya on April 30, but the Central Bank refused to receive the funding orders, which were then sent back to the Central Bank’s Operations Department and refused again, citing the reason of not adding the fees to the value of the financial transfers.