Sana'a: A meeting was held on Sunday in Sana'a governorate to discuss the causes of low revenues during the first quarter of 2026. The meeting was attended by the heads of the Planning and Finance Committee, Abdulsalam al-Jaifi, the Services Committee, Mahyub Mahdi, and the Social Affairs Committee, Ali al-Suhaili, in the local council, along with the Governorate's Deputy for Technical Affairs, Engineer Saleh al-Muntasir, and the Directors of the Finance Office, Taha al-Nunu, Finance at the Governorate Diwan, Mohammed al-Omisi, Public Works, Engineer Mohammed Ashiya, and Economy and Industry, Fahd al-Gharbani.
According to Yemen News Agency, the meeting reviewed the report of the General Administration for Financial Resource Development in the governorate, which included observations regarding the decline in revenues in the offices of Economy, Industry and Investment, and Public Works. The meeting approved requiring the Economy Office and its branches in the districts, as well as the Public Works Office, to respond to the observations in the report and submit their replies at next Tuesday's meeting. It also required the Public Works Office to clarify the reasons for the deficit and directed the directors of Public Works and Finance to address past shortfalls and limit them in the future.
The meeting also addressed advertising and publicity, directing the relevant administration to submit data for each company, specifying the remaining amounts owed by each company from 2012 to 2026. The attendees stressed the importance of doubling efforts to improve revenue collection, and warned against negligence in safeguarding public funds, as they are an important resource for supporting the state treasury, especially in light of the consequences of aggression, blockade, and the suspension of salaries.