Damascus-Sana
The Council of Ministers approved, during its weekly session headed by Eng. Hussein Arnous, Chairman of the Council The second and fourth categories, by decision of the competent minister, are for a period of one year, non-renewable.
The council specified the specific jobs and specializations that are entitled to extension and assigned the ministries to count their needs for the first half of the current year from the workers required for extension so that they could be studied and approved according to the requirements of the public interest, provided that the Central Agency for Financial Supervision and the Central Authority for Control and Inspection follow up the implementation of this decision.
The Cabinet approved a contract for the rehabilitation of the first and fifth groups in the Aleppo power plant, provided that one of the two groups will be put into service by the end of this year, and it is expected that the two groups will provide 400 megawatts, which will contribute to improving the reality of the electrical sector in the province of Aleppo.
The Council also approved Syria’s accession to the “Kovacs” initiative through the World Health Organization after resolving some of the sticking points to secure a safe vaccine against the Coronavirus as quickly as possible and instructed the Ministry of Health to take the necessary measures in this regard while continuing negotiations with friendly countries to draw up the vaccine and secure it for citizens, stressing the strictness In the measures taken to confront the Corona virus.
The Council of Ministers decided to allocate an additional 1.560 billion pounds to complete the payment of farmers' dues affected by fires, and their objection requests accepted.
In addition, the Council of Ministers discussed the draft law for the creation of microfinance banks, which contributes to encouraging the work of micro-finance institutions and giving them more incentives to expand their business and support their financial centers and increase their number to achieve their developmental and social goals and support small and micro enterprises. It also discussed the draft real estate sales law that aims to create stability In the real estate market and achieving tax justice among taxpayers.
The Prime Minister stressed the need to go to the application of electronic archiving programs for documents in the ministries and institutions affiliated to them, as part of the implementation of the e-government project and the use of electronic payment tools.
The Council reaffirmed the need to strictly monitor markets, control prices, and ensure the availability of basic commodities for citizens, away from monopoly, in addition to the concerted efforts of the concerned authorities to ensure the distribution of household diesel for citizens, and the need for the fuel committees to have a spirit of initiative and good management and distribution of available resources according to the needs of each governorate in a way that prevents the occurrence of violations and violations.
