MP: SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE BUDGET SCHEDULES HAVE NOT YET REACHED PARLIAMENT

MP: SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE BUDGET SCHEDULES HAVE NOT YET REACHED PARLIAMENT

Member of Parliament Yasser Hashem expressed his surprise on Wednesday at the government’s delay in submitting detailed schedules for the 2025 general budget law to Parliament, despite six months having passed since the beginning of the year. He stressed that “there is no justification for this delay.”

Hashem told Al-Maalouma News Agency, “The 2025 budget schedules should have reached the House of Representatives earlier this year, especially after the adoption of the three-year budget to overcome annual financial complications.”

He added that “the delay in submitting the schedules reflects a flaw in the government’s performance and directly impacts the work of ministries and institutions that rely on the operating budget,” noting that “many projects and financial commitments are on hold pending the approval of these schedules.”

Hashem continued, saying, “Despite the passage of half a year, the government is still late in submitting detailed schedules without offering convincing explanations,” stressing that “the negligence lies with the executive authorities, not with Parliament, which cannot proceed without receiving the necessary data from the government.”