Claims that state expenditure is increasing is a lie- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Hinnavaru MP, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (Iboo) has said that the claims made by the opponents against the government that the state expenditure has been increasing are a blatant lie.

Speaking at a news conference held at the main office of the ruling party, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that the state budget allocated for the current year is the same budget that was passed for the year 2008.

“That is 4 years from now. Yes, the price of commodities and services has raised. But the state budget is still the same. So it is clear that the claim made by the opponents that the state expenditure is increasing is an outright lie,” he said.

He said that the debt left by the former regime should be considered when talking about the expenditure of the state in the current administration. He noted that 1.8 billion Rufiyya from the 12 billion Ruffiya budget is allocated to pay the debts of the former administration.