The Minister of State for Prime Ministerial Affairs in the National Unity Government, Adel Jumaa, denied taking any decision regarding lifting subsidies and setting alternative prices for fuel.
‘Jumaa’ said in a press conference held this evening, Thursday, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tripoli – which included the Minister of Local Government, the spokesman for the National Unity Government, and the head of the Committee for Handling the Fuel File – that making a decision regarding replacing or lifting the subsidy requires a lot of consultation and harmony with all institutions in the country. The Libyan state is not limited to the national unity government.
He also confirmed that what happened last period was that an expanded meeting was held by the formed committee headed by the Director of the Financial Resources Department at the Ministry of Finance, during which a presentation was given that covered the details of this matter and the trend of a number of countries towards the hydrocarbons file, i
ndicating that a lot of correspondence had been received over the past period from the Audit Bureau and the Administrative control Authority and the Central Bank of Libya are handling the fuel file.
He explained that there will be a national inquiry through local communication centers in municipalities for citizens in particular, and there will also be a questionnaire via text messages and direct meetings, which will help the technical committee to study this file in all its aspects and implications.
Source:Libyan News Agency