By Libya Herald reporter.
Tunis, 21 April 2015:
A raft of decision were taken by the government at its cabinet meeting headed by . . .[restrict]Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni held in the eastern city of Al-Beida on Monday
The request by the Minister of Finance and Planning to allocate a budget to cope with the workload at the Libyan News Agency (LANA) was approved.
The budget will be based on the 2014 budget paid in 12 equal payments until 2015 budget is approved.
The continued payment of the grant to employees of public and foreign companies until 31 December 2014, with payments being extended until 30 June 2015 was also approved.
The cabinet meeting also approved the referral of the project for a commercial airport in the South-East to the General Transport Authority for further study and feasibility of the project.
It was also decided to continue work with resolution No. (60) of 2014 to form committees for the treatment of Libyan citizens abroad until the completion of the inquiry committee into previous treatment committees and the presentation of the investigation results.
The opening up of competition for international companies specialized in telecommunications by granting communications licenses in the South and East was also approved. This is to be overseen by the Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs.
The cabinet also approved the allocation of LD 37 million of the allocation for the Ministry of Health equating to 15% of the total allocation of LD 250 million, for the purchase of essential medicines for three months on the proviso that future supplies and contracts of medicines are transacted through the central state medicine buying arm, the Medical Supply Organization (MSO).
The proposal by the Ministry of Local Government on the restructuring of the High Committee for the election of renewed municipal councils was also adopted.
Finally, the cabinet reviewed the Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs presentation concerning the survey of Jebel Aweinat and Jebel Arkno in the South-East and referred it to the Ministry of Economy and Industry for further study.
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