The ruling PNC has condemned the main opposition party, MDP, for allegedly spreading misleading information.
In a statement released tonight, PNC said that over the past year, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s administration has run the government responsibly, with integrity towards public finances, and with transparency by providing all information to the public.
The statement said that while state expenditure increased by an average of 15% over the past three years, this year it only increased by 2.5%. As a result of controlling expenses, the budget deficit has been reduced by 378 million rufiyaa to below 3.6%, according to PNC’s statement.
The statement also mentioned that after resolving issues related to unrecorded expenses from foreign-aided projects of the previous government being included in this year’s expenses, they are now publishing detailed weekly reports of expenditure and revenue.
PNC stated that while all RTI requests submitted to the President’s Office have been answered, responses to RTI requests to ministries are also being provided. They claimed that during the previous administration, no RTI requests to state companies were answered.
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu had previously revealed that over 70 press conferences were held and ministers provided information to various media over 700 times in the past year. The statement also said that no action was taken to obstruct or penalize any media during this period.
According to PNC, this government is the first in Maldivian history to start publicizing cabinet decisions for public viewing. They said that since March of this year, every cabinet decision has been updated and published.
The PNC emphasized that these actions demonstrate their commitment to transparency and responsible governance, in contrast to what they claim are misleading statements from the opposition MDP.
