Saturday June 30, 2018
Kabul (BNA) Chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the cabinet held session the other day, BNA reported.
At the outset, lauding former finance minister, Eklil Hakimi’s functions, the President awarded him with the state medal of Ghazi Amanullah Khan. Afterward, thanking the President for acceptance of his resignation, Hakimi said as a result of efforts make by finance ministry and the President’s support, relations with donor organizations have reached their highest level and the corner stone of budget discipline to help Afghanistan has been lied down. Thanking Hakimi’s functions, the President appreciated his performances on the country’s financial management, economic diplomacy and rising national revenues and Afghanistan’s position in the region, particularly, in Central Asia, establishing financial system and effective management with professional cadre.
Likewise, the President welcomed Hasena Safi the acting minister of information and culture to the cabinet session and wished her success over her work affairs. According to the agenda, Eklil Hakimi presented the national budget changes reviewed in the middle of fiscal year 1397 to the session said increase in ordinary budget includes military and civil retirement payments’ section, policy code, security section budget for security of masjids and holy places, building houses and apartments for martyrs’ remaining and lack of salaries in different administrations has been done. After comprehensive discussions, cabinet confirmed the national budget changes reviewed in the middle of fiscal year 1397 in principle and tasked the finance ministry that in consider with defect-able budget and suggested increase in it by the ministries of refugees and repatriates, urban development and housing, mines and petroleum to correct and proceed it. The cabinet also tasked the finance ministry to create basic reforms in customs, particularly, in security sections. Likewise, the cabinet tasked the finance ministry to cooperate with relevant organizations to consider the budget for short and long-term to fight drought and floods and transfer the budget of disabled and martyrs’ remaining supporting administration to that administration after it approved by national assembly.
