MP for Fuvahmulak Central Constituency Ali Fazad has been appointed as the chairperson of the budget committee formed to deliberate on the supplementary budget proposed by the government.
The government proposed the MVR 5.1 billion budget at last Thursday's Parliamentary session.
The members debated the budget in the House and asked the Parliament to pass the budget within one day of sending it to the committee. The Committee held its first meeting today and as the first of its business, the Committee appointed a chairperson and a vice chairperson.
MP Fazad was elected as the chairperson of the committee unanimously and MP for Eydhafushi Constituency Ahmed Saleem was appointed as his deputy.
The Committee then decided to summon Finance Minister Moosa Zameer and the Governor of MMA Ahmed Munawr as well as Auditor General Hussain Niyazi to the Committee.
They are expected to be summoned to the Committee tomorrow.
