Focused on economic affairs and developmentCabinet approves two-year government plan [Archives:2007/1042/Front Page]
SANA'A, April 15 ) At a special meeting yesterday, the Yemeni Cabinet approved a general government plan for April 2007 to April 2009. It was sent to Parliament for debate and approval as a continuation of the necessary constitutional procedures thereon.
After amending proposals introduced by Cabinet members, Prime Minister Ali Mujawar approved the final version of the draft submitted by the ministerial committee responsible for formulating the plan.
The newly approved government plan focuses on economic affairs and macroeconomic development, administrative and institutional reforms, social and political development, promoting human rights and freedoms, developing the local governance system and decentralization, and expanding popular participation in local development following best practices.
The plan's orientation mainly reflects President Ali Abdullah Saleh's electoral platform and integrates components of the third five-year plan for economic and social development as well as the poverty alleviation strategy; specifically, developing an investor-friendly business environment and promoting investments that open the way for creating jobs, and a sophisticated, multi-layered economic strategy to provide employment and improve Yemeni citizens' living standard.
The first part of the Yemeni government's economic plan particularly addresses the problem of the land-for-investment scheme, as well as the importance of providing necessary infrastructure services for industrial zones and investment projects.
A second element of the plan focuses on institutional and legislative reforms to facilitate investment, as well as fighting corruption by coordinating with all regulatory and judicial bodies at various levels, in addition to other vital agencies and parties associated with comprehensive development.
The Yemeni Cabinet will submit its draft two-year government plan to Parliament today for deliberation, possible amendment and eventual parliamentary endorsement.
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