MoF discusses developments on fiscal policies

DUBAI / WAM

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) held the first meeting of the Government Financial Policy Coordination Council for 2017 in its premises in Dubai.
The meeting was headed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of MoF and Chairman of the Government Financial Policy Coordination Council; in the presence of Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Under-Secretary of Resources and Budget Sector at MoF and Vice Chairman of the Council. The meeting aimed to discuss the latest developments on fiscal policies at a UAE level.
The meeting was also attended by members of the UAE Government Financial Policy Coordination Council and representatives from finance departments and UAE Central Bank.
Al Khoori, said, “The Government Financial Policy Coordination Council plays an important role in developing and unifying the vision and financial policies, aligning them with the best international practices in government financial work. The Council also studies the draft budgets and expenditures, in order to support sustainable economic development and achieve the highest levels of government efficiency in managing expenditure to ensure prosperity for the UAE.”