SAUDI ARABIA'S BUDGET TRANSPARENT

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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