SHARJAH: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), chaired the council’s meeting held in the Sharjah Ruler’s Office on Tuesday.

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of SEC, and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Vice Chairman of the SEC were present.

The SEC discussed several topics related to the government’s financial results and updating government work procedures to keep pace with the growth witnessed by the Emirate of Sharjah in its various vital sectors. The council reviewed the report on the performance results of the general budget, the outputs of activities, and the percentages of achievement of the targeted outputs for the second half of 2023, in several different sectors, namely the social development sector, the government administration sector, the infrastructure sector, the capital projects secto
r, and the economic development sector.

The SEC stressed the support of all parties in achieving the goals and plans set to develop government work. It approved the final account report for 2023, which reviews the financial results, expenditures and revenues of the government and independent departments and bodies in the Emirate of Sharjah for the fiscal year 2023 and compares them to the previous year.

The SEC adopted a procedures guide for importing, transporting and storing petroleum hazardous materials, which aims to regulate the circulation of petroleum products and control import and operations by clarifying the procedures for importing dangerous petroleum products and the steps for issuing the necessary permits to practice economic activities.

The guide addresses lists of petroleum products, requirements for obtaining a permit and release of hazardous petroleum materials, and conditions for their transportation and storage.

Source: Emirates News Agency