The executive and legislative powers held a joint meeting today to continue consulting on the issue of the state’s general budget for the two-year-old years 2025-2026. The meeting was chaired by the House of Representatives Ahmed bin Salman Al-Muslim, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and by the Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al-Saleh, Speaker of the Shura Council, while the government side Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy.
The meeting also witnessed the presence of a number of ministers, the main deputies of the Shura and Representatives, the head and members of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committees in both chambers, and a number of officials.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ahmed bin Salman Al -Muslim, Speaker of the House of Representatives, stressed that what the consultative meetings between the legislative and the executive authority witnessed, including discussions and discussions, regarding the draft law of the state’s general budget for the financial years 2025-2026, has been characterized by national responsibility, and the keenness to work within one team “Bahrain team”, and fruitful constructive cooperation, which aims for the benefit of the country and citizens, in light of the royal directives The Highness of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Great Country, and the support and follow -up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Pointing out that improving the standard of living of citizens, achieving increased economic growth, reaching financial sustainability, and developing the quality of government services, is one of the most prominent matters that have been focused on during the consultative meetings, the priorities and projects presented for government ministries, and the proposal to include them in the state’s general budget project, which aims to provide qualitative opportunities for the people of the country, and develop the services provided to them in various sectors.
He explained that the House of Representatives, through the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, will prepare the special report on the draft law adopting the state’s general budget for the two financial years 2025-2026, as soon as the project is received, and to start tasks and specializations, in preparation for submitting the report to the council, according to legal and constitutional frameworks, and taking into account the supreme interest of the homeland, and meets the needs and aspirations of citizens.
Expressing sincere thanks and appreciation to Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, and the government team, Ali bin Saleh Al -Saleh, Chairman of the Shura Council, and the main deputies of the Shura and House of Representatives, and the heads and members of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committees in the Shura and Representatives, and all the teams, which contributed to the holding of consultative meetings, and reaching joint consensus, which was the citizen’s axis, and the purpose The homeland, and certainly continuing to work towards more achievement for the good and future of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
For his part, Ali bin Saleh Al -Saleh, Chairman of the Shura Council, stressed that the intense and fruitful consultative meetings between the legislative and executive authorities translate a joint care and a continuous endeavor to reach the consensus of national aspirations, and supports economic growth and financial stability of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in a manner that ensures the sustainability of the renaissance and development under the wise leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, The king of the country.
The Chairman of the Shura Council expressed the appreciation of the esteemed government, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, because of their keenness and attention to providing a detailed explanation about the development and development projects that the government places within its plans in the state’s general budget, appreciating his Excellency the role and efforts made by His Excellency Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and Economic And the government team, which resulted in providing an integrated vision on the general budget project for the two years 2025-2026.
The Chairman of the Shura Council praised the coordination and joint cooperation between the legislative and executive authorities, confirming His Excellency to harness all economic efforts, capabilities and experiences to discuss and study the state’s general budget project, through the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the Council, and to submit a comprehensive and detailed report on the budget and its doors and the most prominent items contained in it.
For his part, Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, stressed the importance of continuing to enhance the prospects for cooperation and coordination between the executive and legislative authorities and the agreement on the requirements of the next stage and their consequences to ensure the continuation of development paths and achieve the aspirations of the people of the country for the present and the future, pointing to His Excellency that the active partnership and constructive cooperation between the executive and legislative authorities are based on achieving the goals of the initiatives that return Good and growth on the homeland and citizens, and contributes to achieving the goals of the comprehensive development process led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, and the follow -up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
The Minister of Finance and National Economy pointed out that the consultative meetings and extensive discussions held throughout the past period with the legislative authority reviewed the broad lines and the main goals and the most important pillars of the state budget bill for the 2025-2026 years, which reflects the strategic directions of the Kingdom of Bahrain in promoting financial sustainability and achieving sustainable economic growth, taking into account the supreme interest of the country and creating promising opportunities For citizens.
The minister pointed out that the government has increased the financing programs for the vital sectors such as housing, education, health and infrastructure, enhancing the financial resources of the state and improving the quality of government services and raising the efficiency of government expenses.
He expressed thanks and appreciation to the members of the legislative authority for their fruitful and constructive cooperation and their constant keenness to achieve everything that would be in the interest of the country and the citizen, praising the characteristics of consultative meetings a national responsibility and keenness to achieve common goals.
During the meeting, the government team reviewed the projects of the Ministry of Social Development during the next stage related to the centers of social service and rehabilitation of the Ministry, including the opening of a number of social service and rehabilitation centers to reach 19 social service and rehabilitation centers distributed in all governorates of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The executive and legislative authorities also reviewed during the meeting the coordination that took place between the two authorities through the joint committee on government support, which was formed based on the priorities of the government program for the years 2023-2026 which was approved by the legislative authority, where the general basic principles of support were reviewed, which were compatible with the legislative authority through the joint committee between the two authorities.
During the meeting, the criteria and mechanisms for the citizen’s account were discussed for his citizens to protect them and continue their support, which aims to direct cash support to citizens, and to ensure that he reaches the most needy families according to unified merit criteria, in a way that enhances the purchasing power of low -income people, and contributes to correcting commodity prices to rationalize consumption, increase the budget for government support and increase the number of beneficiaries, and with a support system Gradually according to the income of the head of the family, unifying all kinds of government support in one program, and one administrative apparatus, which contributes to simplifying procedures and facilitating the process of review and auditing, and ensuring the sustainability of government support in line with the economic and social goals of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The conditions and criteria of entitlement were also reviewed for the citizen’s account for his citizens to protect them and continue their support, in addition to the current support programs in the citizen account, as well as support for fuel, electricity and water to ensure the stability of the standard of living for citizens.
