Sudan’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has denied social media’s reports about state’s intention to sell lands to neighbouring countries to cover spending on the war effort.
The ministry confirmed, in a press statement that what was attributed to Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim, the Minister of Finance, was totally false and has no credibility.
It said that the circulated statement is a slander against the minister and has no basis in truth.
The story, the statement said was rather entirely contradicts the statements of the minister, who continued to confirm in all his statements the commitment of the budget approved by the Council of Ministers.
The budget is to mobilize self-resources and spend on the specified priorities, the most important of which is increasing spending on the war effort and fulfilling all the obligations of the regular forces to preserve Sudan’s sovereignty and security.
It was with a commitment to increasing spending on health, education, electricity, workers’ compensation, paying pensioners’ dues, strengthening social protection networks, providing the requirements of the displaced and refugees in neighboring countries for humanitarian aid.
In addition to ensuring the provision of basic goods and services to the citizen and committing to the transfers of the states specified in advance according to the revenues actually collected from the center.
The budget id committed to supporting media organizations and paying Sudan’s external obligations.
The statement said that the minister has been confirming that the budget is completely free of any new taxes or fees and that it will work primarily to mobilize self-resources and increase revenues by increasing effort and raising the efficiency of collection using technical systems in the context of the state’s orientations towards digital transformation, while controlling customs exemptions and limiting them to exemptions included in binding laws only, in addition to continuing efforts to enhance the role of financial oversight bodies and the rule of law and institutionalism in a way that ensures the Ministry of Finance’s mandate over public money, as well as the government’s interest in activating partnership with the private sector to support the capabilities of the national economy.
It is to be recalled that the new year’s budget was praised upon its approval by the Council of Ministers for the great effort exerted in its preparation and its commitment to promoting the value of self-reliance and spending on priorities.
The Ministry confirms that the Minister’s statements are made through the Ministry’s official and government media.
It is emphasized that it is necessary to communicate with the Ministry’s media to know the Minister’s official statements.
