The representative from the Rights Bloc, Mona Suwadi Al-Muhammadi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the bloc's position is firm in rejecting decisions that impose additional economic burdens on citizens, emphasizing the need to define political and administrative responsibilities for those decisions in accordance with the applicable constitutional and legal frameworks.
Al-Muhammadi stated in a press interview, which "Video News Agency" reviewed, that "the Rights Bloc did not participate in the voting on decisions that impose additional economic burdens on citizens, asserting that any austerity measures or economic reforms must be based on clear financial and economic studies, and must take into account social justice and protect low-income individuals, employees, and retirees."
She added that citizens should not bear the consequences of financial imbalances and the economic policies in place alone, urging the government to review public spending, rationalize unnecessary expenses, and reassess the establishment of ministries, positions, and administrative formations based on actual need and financial feasibility."
Al-Muhammadi pointed out that "real reform requires strengthening anti-corruption measures and financial waste, and ensuring the optimal use of public funds according to the principles of transparency, accountability, and good resource management," noting that "the government's responsibility necessitates starting with the reform of state institutions before asking citizens to bear additional burdens."
She highlighted that "austerity that does not include the rationalization of government spending, and reform that does not achieve justice in the distribution of burdens, requires review and accountability, asserting that the citizen is not responsible for bearing the results of decisions in which they did not participate in making, and that protecting their living capacity is a duty of state institutions, not a privilege."