Hassan Al -Sitry
624.2 million dinars for “Citizen Account” and 58 % in addition to government support
- The implementation of 3754 housing units and 11 projects within the “government lands” within two years
- 107 million dinars for housing allowance and 32.4 million for food subsidies
- 108 million dinars to support education and 45.4 million for the Social Fund
- 364 million dinars for infrastructure projects, an increase of 96 %
The general budget project for the financial cycle 2025 and 2026 witnessed the allocation of the largest budget for direct government support, which totally reached one billion and 565 million and 85 thousand dinars, an increase of 58% over the previous budget, which was the amount of the support amounting to 990 million and 408 thousand dinars, while this largest budget is also the largest in terms of financing housing projects where the total credits amounted to about 800 One million dinars, distributed between 396.3 million dinars for the year 2025 and 399.9 million dinars for the year 2026.
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, approved and issued Law No. (11) of 2025 to adopt the state’s general budget for the two financial years 2025 and 2026, after the approval of the Shura Council and the House of Representatives.
According to the public budget project, the state’s general budget contribution to financing housing projects reached 160 million dinars, while the contribution of the Gulf Support Program and the Housing Bank amounted to 636.2 million dinars.
The Ministry will work to implement 3754 housing units in the cities: Salman, the housing limit, the housing jacket, and the successor, in addition to Tuwair al -Muharraq, the infrastructure and priority services in the housing cities.
The Ministry will also work to expand the land development rights program through 11 projects during the two years in various governorates, with 4123 units, indicating that the number of projects and units can be increased during the two years.
In the context of the new initiatives, a special account was created within the direct government support items under the name “Citizen Account”, where an amount of 312 million and 600 thousand dinars was allocated for the year 2025, and 311 million and 600 thousand dinars for the year 2026. The allocations for improving the standard of living in the budget witnessed a significant increase of 241 million dinars compared to the previous session. Where the total amounts allocated for this purpose during the current session amounted to 596 million dinars. As for direct support, 107 million dinars were allocated to the housing allowance, 32 million and 400 thousand dinars to support food subsidies, and 44 million dinars for social security. The budget also allocated amounts to support education, which included 60 million dinars to the University of Bahrain, and 9.5 million dinars for the Bahrain Faculty of Teachers, in addition to 38 million and 585 thousand dinars for the “Bahrain Politnik”. On the other hand, 45 million, 400 thousand dinars were detected for the National Social Fund, and 8 million dinars to reduce housing installments.
These allocations were distributed on about 784 million, 585 thousand dinars for the year 2025, 780 million and 500 thousand dinars for the year 2026, which represents an increase of 574 million and 677 thousand dinars compared to the previous financial course.
The budget bill states that the state’s revenues in the fiscal two -year budget are estimated at 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (6,383,770,000) dinars (six billion three hundred and eighty -three million seven hundred and seven hundred thousand dinars), the share of the fiscal year will be 2025 amount (2,924,425,000) dinars (two billion and nine hundred and twenty -four million And four hundred and twenty five thousand dinars), and the share of the fiscal year 2026 is (3,459,345,000) dinars (three billion, four hundred and fifty nine million, three hundred and forty -five thousand dinars.
The total expenses of the state are estimated at the fiscal two -year budget 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (8,916,664,000) dinars (eight billion nine hundred and sixteen million six hundred and sixty -four thousand dinars), the fiscal year share is 2025 amount (4,379,673,000) dinars (four billion three hundred and seventy nine million and six hundred and three Seventy thousand dinars), and the share of the fiscal year 2026 amount (4,536,991,000) dinars (four billion five hundred and thirty six million nine hundred and ninety -one thousand dinars). The repeated expenses of the state are also estimated at the fiscal two -year budget 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (8,366,664,000) dinars (eight billion three hundred and sixty six million six hundred and sixty -four thousand dinars), the fiscal year share is 2025 amount (4,104,673,000) dinars (four billion and one hundred and six hundred and seventy three thousand Dinar), and the share of the fiscal year 2026 amount (4,261,991,000) dinars (four billion and two hundred and sixty million, nine hundred and ninety -one thousand dinars). Project expenses for the state are estimated at the financial budget of 2025 and 2026 in the amount of 550 million dinars, the share of the fiscal year is 2025 amount of 275 million dinars, and the amount for the fiscal year is 2026.
The transformed amounts of oil revenues are estimated to calculate future generations in the budget of the two -year two years 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (37,234,000) dinars (thirty -seven million and two hundred and thirty -four thousand dinars), the fiscal year share is 2025 amount (18,703,000) dinars (eighteen million and seven hundred and three thousand dinars), and the share of the fiscal year 2026 (18,531,000) dinars (eighteen million five hundred and thirty thousand dinars). Ajams are estimated at the state budget for the financial two years 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (2,532,894,000) dinars (two billion and five hundred and thirty -two million eight hundred and ninety -four thousand dinars), the share of the fiscal year is 2025 amount (1,455,248,000) dinars (one billion and four hundred and fifty five million and two hundred Forty thousand dinars), and the share of the fiscal year 2026 is (1,077,646,000) dinars (one billion and seventy -seven million six hundred and forty and forty thousand dinars), provided that the incapacity is covered by borrowing from the financial institutions and Arab and Islamic funds.
The revenues of the municipalities and the capital’s secretariat are estimated in the budgets approved for it for the two -year two years 2025 and 2026 in the amount of 215 million dinars.
The total expenses of the municipalities and the capital’s secretariat are estimated in the budgets approved for them for the two financial years 2025 and 2026 in the amount of (199,593,000) dinars (one hundred and ninety -nine million and five hundred and ninety -three thousand dinars), the share of the fiscal year is 2025 amount (99,363,000) dinars (ninety -nine million and three hundred and sixty -three thousand dinars), And the share of the fiscal year is 2026 (100,230,000) dinars (one hundred million two hundred and thirty thousand dinars). During the implementation of the budget, the Minister of Finance and National Economy shall be entitled to distribute (134,469,000) dinars (one hundred and thirty -four million and four hundred and sixty -nine thousand dinars) as part of the account of other estimates for ministries and government agencies with the repeated expenses of the two years mentioned, so that the share of the fiscal year is 2025 amount (62,292,000) dinars (sixty -two) Two million and two hundred and ninety -two thousand dinars), the share of the fiscal year 2026 amount (72,177,000) dinars (seventy -two million and one hundred and seventy -seven thousand dinars), and the minister must inform the Council of Ministers, the Shura Councils and the deputies of the distributions of these amounts, and make the necessary amendments to the repeated budget numbers accordingly.
Within its general vision of the new budget, the government affirmed that it seeks to develop policies that enhance the sustainability of infrastructure and encourage the development of investment and commercial lands, in a way that contributes to supporting the national economy and achieving sustainable development.
The government revealed the details of the state’s general budget project for the two financial years 2025-2026, on ambitious plans to develop and sustain infrastructure in the Kingdom. It allocated an amount of 364 million dinars for infrastructure projects during this period, which represents an increase of 96% compared to the budget of 2023-2024, which included only 186 million dinars for such projects.
The new plans include eight strategic projects to develop the main roads and bridges in the Kingdom, including the expansion of Al -Badi Street, Sheikh Isa bin Salman Street, and the Crown Prince Street (the first and second phases). The fourth bridge linking Muharraq and Manama will also be established, and the roads leading to Bahrain International Airport will be established through the extraction of the falcon, in addition to improving Sheikh Jaber Al -Ahmad Al -Sabah Street and Sheikh Zayed Street with Sheikh Isa bin Salman Street, and finally the development of the Sheikh Issa Bridge intersection with the 105th Road.
Regarding the priorities of road projects, the government announced plans to develop 6 main streets with a length of 10.5 km, in addition to implementing 11 projects to improve internal roads and streets with a total distance of 21.2 km. The efforts will also include maintenance of 14 main roads with a total length of 375 km, as well as the implementation of 40 projects to maintain internal roads with a distance of 330 km. In the sewage sector, infrastructure plans include the implementation of 16 projects to create new networks, which will be used to provide about 5,242 new homes and real estate. The government explained that the number of properties connected to the sewage network increased from 273,058 in 2020 to about 280,411 at the end of 2024.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture has a plan to establish and rehabilitate 46 parks and walkways, develop 6 public coasts, 6 markets, establish 5 commercial projects in partnership with the private sector, as the Ministry of Education also has a plan to establish 3 schools this year, two schools next year, the establishment of academic buildings this year, the same next year and the maintenance of 80 schools, the expansion of the merger with 13 classes In addition, a number of Bahraini competencies have been attracted to the qualification of special education.
