UNCLASSIFIED
SAUDI ARABIA'S BUDGET TRANSPARENT
US diplomatic cable 09RIYADH572 · Saudi Arabia Riyadh · 2009-04-15 06:29 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 09RIYADH572 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2009 April 15, 06:29 (Wednesday) |
| Origin | Saudi Arabia Riyadh |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED |
| To | Secretary of State |
| TAGS | EAID - Economic Affairs--Foreign Assistance ECON - Economic Affairs--Economic Conditions, Trends and Potential PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations SA - Saudi Arabia |
| Character count | 775 |
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLAS RIYADH 000572
DEPT FOR NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID, ECON, PREL, SA
SUBJECT: SAUDI ARABIA'S BUDGET TRANSPARENT
REF: A. STATE 28885
B. 08 RIYADH 1880
1. (U) In response to request in ref A, Post submits the
following:
-- Is the central government expected to receive or is it
already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09
funds? Yes.
-- Is the host country's budget publicly available? Yes.
The SAG publishes its annual budget on both the Ministry of
Finance's website and in the press.
-- Are incomes and expenditures included in the
publicly-available budget? Yes, the budget includes both
incomes and expenditures.
2. (U) For additional reporting on the SAG's 2009 budget, see
ref B.
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