AL-SAHWA: Sanaa weekly, 8-1-98. [Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah)] [Archives:1998/02/Press Review]

Main Headlines: 1- Head of Islah bloc in parliament: “Our rejection of the 1998 general budget is a matter of principle.” 2- Islah Secretary-General: “Our opposition does not rely on media noises.” 3- New appointments of senior officials at the Ministry of Education were based on partisan allegiances Article Summary: Hidden Expenditure The financial statement of the 1998 general budget showed that there are undocumented expenditures. For example, the financial bulletin issued by the Central Bank regarding public expenditure during the third quarter of 1997 showed that YR 1.173 billion was put under ‘miscellaneous.’ This sum was not entered under any of the general budget sections, classified or otherwise. Financial violations worth billions of riyals went uninvestigated during the last few years.
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