Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
Yemeni Prime Minister, Shaea Mohsen Al-Zindani, directed the Ministry of Finance today, Wednesday, to swiftly implement recent government decisions regarding the disbursement of a 20% cost-of-living allowance to all state employees and to finalize job settlements that have been pending for over 13 years.
This came during his visit to the Ministry of Finance’s headquarters in the temporary capital, Aden, where he held a meeting with Finance Minister Marwan bin Ghanem and Deputy Minister Hani Wahab to discuss work progress, implementation of the general budget for fiscal year 2026, and ongoing plans within the government’s program to alleviate citizens’ suffering amid difficult economic conditions.
During the meeting, Al-Zindani stressed the need to establish clear timelines and precise implementation mechanisms to ensure that entitlements reach employees without delay, including implementing the financial impact of academic promotions for university faculty members and disbursing annual bonuses due for the years 2021–2024.
For its part, the Ministry of Finance’s leadership affirmed its technical and administrative readiness, in coordination with the Ministry of Civil Service, to implement the government’s package of decisions and ensure the regular payment of salaries.
The ministry noted that it has completed, in coordination with the Central Bank, the transfer of salaries for April for the civil sector, families of martyrs, the wounded, and retirees, as well as February salaries for the military and security sectors, along with the transfer of entitlements for students studying abroad for the second quarter of 2025, and tuition fees for the 2025–2026 academic year.
The meeting also discussed the financial and administrative relationship with local authorities in the governorates, ways to enhance coordination to ensure the transfer of public revenues to official government accounts at the Central Bank, and improving the efficiency of public spending.
The meeting touched on procedures for implementing the decision to liberalize the “customs dollar” exchange rate, as well as safeguards to ensure that exempted food and essential commodities are not affected by the decision, in order to prevent any negative impact on markets.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Prime Minister affirmed that the government is committed to continuing the path of financial and administrative reforms, combating corruption, and addressing imbalances to secure the necessary resources to meet the state’s unavoidable obligations, foremost among them salaries and basic services.
