Military southerners reject pro-coalition government’s disastrous economic decisions
ADEN, Jan. 18 (YPA) – Military and security personnel from Yemen’s southern provinces on Wednesday announced their categorical rejection of the disastrous economic decisions issued by the government loyal Saudi-led coalition.
The so-called “Supreme Military Commission for the Army and Southern Security” affiliated to the “Southern Transitional Council” demanded the dismissal of the prime minister, Moein Abdulmalik, as a result of the improvised decisions to raise the customs tax, considering it as “a lethal dose” for the people.
A statement issued by the Commission, yesterday, Tuesday, said: “These governments have become accustomed and have continued to pursue policies of collective punishment, hostility, and targeting of the people of the south,” adding that the situation is tragic and deteriorating in terms of living, economy, security, and others.
The commission’s statement demanded a reduction in the allocations and budgets for the pro-coalition government ministers, agents, advisors, and officials, and the cessation of paying their salaries in hard currency at home and abroad.
The Military Commission urged the people of Aden and the rest of the southern provinces to categorically reject the decisions of Prime Minister Moein Abdulmalik and demand his immediate dismissal, and the formation of what it called a “national government” with expertise and integrity.
This comes after the pro-coalition government in Aden announced last week that it would raise the customs tariff from 500 to 750 riyals, in addition to the prices of oil derivatives, gas, and the electricity and water tariff.
The pro-coalition government in Aden controls 70% of the country’s resources and was unable to achieve any living stability for 30% of the total population that falls under its control, and the increase in the price of the customs dollar has nothing to do with the trade deficit or the scarcity of resources, according to the economist Rashid Al-Haddad.
YPA