almotamar.net - The parliamentary financial committee on Saturday recommended approval of the government request for an additional appropriation to the state budget of this year with an amount of YR 278 billion, 330 million and 567 thousand.

The committee has justified its approval in its report submitted to the parliament Saturday by mentioning there were additional expenditures occurred during implementation of the budget that necessitated opening the appropriation to meet the events in Saada, payment dues of the retired and those reinstated, the approved increment for the Yemeni students abroad, bonus of Ramadan for the government employees, teachers work nature allowance in addition to meeting oil exploration expenses carried out by Safer Oil Company, expenses of oil products subsidy,

The committee ascribed its approval also to Yemen's non-benefit from oil prices rise in the world pointing out that the actual resultant of oil revenues achieved a shortage estimated at YR 78 ,million because of misestimating the quantities of oil expected to be produced.

The committee added that this additional appropriation is considered an exceptional case compared to additional appropriations for the past years requested by the government.