Ministry of Finance Issues Statement on General Budget of the State 11

  • 2/5/2023
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2. Military A total of SAR 191 billion has been allocated for Military. The budget for this sector includes new projects and supports expansion of existing ones, including equipment, installations, weaponry, ammunition, facilities required to boost military, institution and housing capabilities. 3. Security and Regional Administration The Security and Regional Administration sector will receive SAR 97 billion. The sector’s budget includes allocations for new projects, most notably those related to the establishment of naval bases for border guards and the second phase of the Unified Security Liaison (TETRA) network, in addition to supporting expansion of existing projects. The total cost of the new projects and the additional expansion of the existing ones will reach SAR 12 billion, SAR 8 billion of which will be allocated to support activities at the Ministry of Interior and its security entities. The funding will also cover projects that are currently being developed, most notably the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project which will have its security improved over the next five years to include 1,350 security headquarters, as well as the establishment of five residential complexes (10,000 units), in addition to two medical cities that are currently being built with a capacity of 3,300 beds, as well the development of four juvenile detention facilities, three of which were completed this year. 4. Municipality Services A total of SAR 55 billion will be allocated the Municipality Service sector, which includes the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and the secretariats/amanat and municipalities. This includes more than SAR 7 billion which will be allocated directly to the amanat and the municipalities. The sector’s budget will support new projects and the expansion of some of the existing ones (totaling SAR 1.047 billion) which are related to the NTP, including SAR 432 million to develop and improve the Enterprise Management Systems and SAR 362 million for the development of Municipal Waste Management Systems. The cost of the new NTP-related projects has reached SAR 4 billion and will include: increasing revenues, improving performance to achieve sustainability and leadership development, draining rain water and flood water, building and developing intercity road network, building and developing municipal buildings and facilities and reviewing land and real estate properties. --More 19:42 LOCAL TIME 16:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w296784

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