1428, WHICH AMOUNTS TO SR 380 BILLION, THE HIGHEST BUDGET FOR THE KINGDOM, AND IT EXCEEDS THE PREVIOUS BUDGET BY SR 45 BILLION. WE HAVE ISSUED OUR DIRECTIVES TO PREPARE THIS BLESSED BUDGET SO AS TO MAKE IT CONTAIN THE INVESTMENT FOR THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS DEAR COUNTRY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE POLICIES AND GOALS OF THE EIGHTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND IN LINE WITH THE PRIORITIES DECIDED BY THE SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, NOTABLY THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT MAKE AVAILABLE THE NECESSARY SERVICES FOR THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS WORK FOR REDUCTION OF THE GENERAL DEBT, WHICH WE HAVE, WITH THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH, HAVE REPAID A GREAT PORTION OF IT, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT SR 366 BILLION BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. --MORE
