SAUDI ARABIA

Cash settlements to help needy Saudi families

January 24, 2018
Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al-Jadaan

Davos — Cash settlements obtained from people detained in Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption will help to finance a SR50 billion ($13.3 billion) package to help citizens cope with the rising cost of living, Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Wednesday.

The package was announced by King Salman early this month, said Jadaan, speaking to Al Arabiya television at the World Economic forum in Davos.

He said the package would also be financed by money from the state budget. — Reuters


January 24, 2018
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