Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh discussed, in his office in Ramallah, with the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities, issues related to the work of municipalities and the debts and dues for them and the government, in the presence of Finance Minister Shukri Bishara, Local Government Minister Majdi Al-Saleh, and APLA President Eng. Musa Hadid.

PM. Shtayyeh instructed the formation of a committee of the Ministries of Finance, Local Government and APLA. The committee will start its work immediately, to set up a clear mechanism to address this matter, by scheduling the settlement of the accumulated debts, in a way that contributes to the continuation of providing services to citizens and advancing the development sector of the municipalities.

 Shtayyeh stressed the need for partnership and cooperation between the government and local authorities, to provide the best services to citizens, and to improve infrastructure, in a way that enhances their resilience in their cities, towns and villages, calling on the authorities to follow more wise management, rationalization and improvement.

 The Prime Minister renewed his call to municipalities to submit their executable projects before the end of this month, to benefit from the projects that the government will approve with funding from Arab and Islamic funds, in addition to the 100 million shekels allocated by the government for the infrastructure of ministries, facilities and municipalities.