Fiscal report suspended for past three weeks

Aug 30, 2025, 1:33 PM
Finance Minister Moosa Zameer. -- Photo: People's Majlis

Finance Minister Moosa Zameer. -- Photo: People's Majlis

The Finance Ministry has again suspended its weekly financial report for the past three weeks.

The last fiscal report was released on August 14 with the details of expenditure and income up to August 7.

This is the second time in the past two months that the ministry suspended disclosing its financial reports.

Last month, the reports were suspended for two weeks and were publicized after an article on Adhadhu.

This is not the first time the government has stopped disclosing its weekly financial figures.

Last year, the fiscal report was suspended from late June until August 29. The government made many excuses to not disclose the figures.

The figures were disclosed after opposition parties expressed concern and began complaining to international agencies.

The latest report shows that more than half of the projected revenue of MVR 39.7 billion was earned by the 25th week of the year.

Tax and non-tax revenue was higher than the previous year. However, the amount of free aid received was lower.

This year's budget estimates MVR 2.5 billion in free aid but MVR 162 million has been received so far. This is only six percent of the estimated amount.

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