Government approves reducing public expenditures

SANA'A, Dec. 16 (Sana'a)- The government approved in its cabinet
meeting held on Tuesday organizing and reducing expenditures has no
thing to do with development for avoiding financials burdens.

Discussing a memo raised by Ministry of Finance over reducing and
organizing expenditures for fiscal year 2009, the cabinet approved
also reducing number of diplomats working in Yemeni embassies as
lower as possible, stopping buying transport means and buying only
furniture and equipments for new buildings and institutions.

The cabinet directed the ministry to take necessary measures in the
light of what have been approved today and stressed on custom and
tax authorities to follow up collecting and submitting all resources
according to pending laws and enhancing role of interior control for
this purpose.

It affirmed on concerned economic bodies to take necessary measures
for developing their economic role and contribution in finding new
alternative resources.