Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Shoura Council on Monday called on the Authority of Spending Efficiency and Government Projects to liaise with the National Center for Performance Measurement (Adaa) to study the inclusion of spending efficiency index to the government’s entities performance indicators.

Speaker Dr. Abdullah Al-Asheikh chaired the session during which the members deliberated upon the recommendations presented by the council’s financial committee.

The council asked the authority to prepare an integrated study in this regard and identify all gaps to ensure efficient government spending in all projects.

The Shoura Council discussed several other matters brought up by its different committees. One of the Shoura members urged the Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority to devise a more effective mechanism to address consumer complaints to ensure protection of their rights. Samia Bukhari called on the authority to review the current power tariffs keeping in consideration the difficulties caused due to the ongoing health crisis. She also called on the authority to take measures to increase the number of female workforce in the sector.