Abu Dhabi - Mubasher: The Sharjah Executive Council, chaired by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Council, approved the draft general budget for government departments and bodies for the year 2025.

The meeting discussed a number of topics on its agenda related to financial performance, monitoring the economic and financial situation, reviewing future growth plans, the progress of government work in the emirate, and monitoring development projects in various sectors, according to Al Khaleej newspaper.

The budget statement included a comparison of the actual expenditures and revenues of government and independent entities, in addition to the performance indicators of the entities according to the sectors of social development, government administration, infrastructure and capital projects, and economic development. The Council directed that the draft budget be referred to the Sharjah Consultative Council for discussion and completion of its legislative session .

The Council issued a decision regarding the formation of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee in the Emirate of Sharjah, headed by Dr. Mansour Mohammed bin Nassar, Chairman of the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah.

The committee includes Issa Saif Bin Hanzel, Director of the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah, as Vice Chairman, Mudather Abdullah Fadl, Legal Advisor at the Department of Economic Development, and Youssef Hassan Abdullah Al Ali, Legal Advisor to the Advisory Council .

The committee also includes Saleh Mohammed Al Zaabi, Director of the Office of Experts and Consultants at the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah, Al Sadiq Mahmoud Abu Snena, Legal Advisor at the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah, Jawdat Ayoub Thabet, Legal Advisor at the Department of Housing, and Suleiman Ali Al Hatti, Legal Advisor at the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah .

The committee also includes Aisha Mohammed bin Saifan Al Suwaidi, Director of the Legislation Department at the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah, Noura Abdullah Al Zari, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, and Houriya Mohammed Al Khayal, Director of the Government Legal Services Department at the Legal Department of the Government of Sharjah .

The Council also issued a decision regarding the establishment and formation of a committee for the removal of abandoned, dilapidated and planning-affected buildings in the city of Sharjah, which is affiliated with the Sharjah City Municipality and headed by the Director of Technical Services at the Sharjah City Municipality.

The decision specified the committee’s powers, membership term, committee meetings, final provisions, periodic reports, regulatory decisions, enforcement and publication .

The Council reviewed the report on the sports events held in the cities and regions of the Emirate of Sharjah, which aim to spread the culture of sports and raise awareness of the importance of practicing various sports among individuals .