Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LIV
No 17
25-Apr-2011
oman
Oman Allocates $2.6Bn In Social Spending To Quell Unrest
The Omani government on 17 April unveiled revised numbers in its 2011 state budget to incorporate the promised social expenditure of an additional OR1mn ($2.6bn) in the wake of the street protests which erupted two months ago (MEES, 7 March). Presenting the additional funding in a press conference, Omans newly appointed Minister of Finance Darwish al-Balushi said that the...
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