JEDDAH —For the first time in Saudi Arabia, there will be distribution of wealth amongall of the Kingdom’s regions including all cities and villages and covering all sectors, according to Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, deputy premier, minister of defence and aviation and inspector-general.This is every bit the howler you expect. Read on —
Addressing senior commanders of the armed forces in Riyadh recently, Prince Sultan assured the citizens of the governmentÂ’s plan for fair distribution of wealth, by carrying out development projects all over the Kingdom.
They won't exactly distribute the money, see, they'll just spend it. Sounds like a congressman or two I know ...
"Moreover, the state’s revenues and budget surpluses will be distributed for the coming years through the 8th Development Plan and later through the 9th Development Plan,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted the Crown Prince as saying.
"And we'll keep spending til we run out!"
Saudi Arabiahas posted a record budget surplus of SR218 billion in 2005 based on surging crude prices.
Which heretofore has been distributed on Wahhabist literature in the world's mosques, generous contributions to the Widows Ammunition Fund, and blood money to the Paleos.
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) said in its annual report on the Saudi economy that the gross domestic product GDP growth reached 6.5 per cent in 2005 compared to 5.3 per cent the previous year. It was the third consecutive budget surplus. The surplus reached SR45 billion in 2003, and SR98 billion in 2004.
All from oil as opposed to, you know, making anything of value.
Explaining the StateÂ’s low revenues in the past three years, he said that the cost of the war for the liberation of Kuwait in 1990 was among the reasons that led to the financial problems the Kingdom has faced over the past decade.
| "What were the other reasons?" "Don't worry yourself about those." "Those?" "Those." [softly] "Mahmoud, take care of this man." "Yes, Effendi." |
... they're abolishing the state religion? ...
... as it thoroughly defines the mechanism of accession to the throne and appointment of the Crown Prince, particularly if one or both the king and crown prince pass away at one time.
A distinct possibility, that. This is the time the 3,000 princes all proclaim how worthy they are.