Would financial, administrative reform work under present corruption? [Archives:2005/868/Business & Economy]
Mahyoub Al-Kamaly
The Yemeni cabinet has in its regular meeting approved a draft strategy for the reformation of the general financial administration. That includes general budget system, financial and accountancy question, biddings systems for public works, development of qualifications and skills. The strategy aims at developing and enhancement of those aspects through laying convenient and sustainable structure for the financial policies in general and the cementing activity, quality and level of accountability in the use of public resources that are offered through the general budget as that is considered a major demand for the improvement of administration and encountering corruption.
The council of ministers has set up a ministerial committee headed by deputy premier the minister of finance, Alawi al-Salami and membership of those from concerned sides and those related to it.
The committee is to undertake follow-up implementation of that strategy with its various components and also coordination with relevant government parties with the aim of achieving goals of the strategy at both central and local levels. The committee is to present its periodical reports to the cabinet explaining execution of the strategy.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in a meeting with deputy premier, the finance minister Alawi al-Salami and a number of officials has worked out a short-term program to be implemented by the government during the period ahead of the presidential elections to be held in September 2006. The program focuses on acceleration of measures towards the realization of the following goals of the strategy:
a- the ideal exploitation of resources and investing them in the right and sound form leading to achieve development of the citizens economic and social life, curbing extravagance and rationing spending and that the government should fix prices and watch them, in addition to account anyone trying to raise prices. The program is also to activate the role of audition and accounting concerned.
b- speeding up the execution of the laws on customs tariff and after sales tax so that to produce a positive return in favor of the public budget and limit the taxation and customs evasiveness, as well as increasing the state revenues.
c- pursuing a strict policy in applying laws and accountability and punishment, removal all financial and administrative failures, especially financial inconsistencies at customs departments, expelling of all corrupters and those accepting bribes and mainly not to accept mediations performed by persons in favor of those because they are elements of corruption.
d- to be ken on fighting corruption and corrupters at all government administration departments so that the regime should not become an umbrella under which the corrupts and beneficiaries could become illegally rich.
e- activating performance mechanisms of all cadres at administrative institutions and audition systems in a manner there would be prior and later monitoring together in order to avoid aspects of delinquency and dealing with them, as well as not allowing anyone to tamper with public property at whatever level of responsibility and rank.
f- facilitation of investors' dealings, assisting them and solve any obstacles that the may face, according to law. Each official has to perform his national responsibility through guiding investors to guarantees and facilities stipulated in the law of investment, available opportunities for investment and to inform them on legal methods for the accomplishment of their projects. This is aimed at attraction of more investments that would consequently create new job opportunities participating in employment of workforce and absorption of unemployment.
The program also includes the control on outputs of the public property, good use of revenues in development and services areas and also for fighting those who try to play tricks with the law. The aim is also to stop investment middlemen and punish those who violate in addition to honoring the god cadre that works with sincerity and decency.
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