A statement by the Ministry of Finance in the capital, Aden, revealed the worsening government financial crisis and the difficulty it faces in disbursing the salaries of employees in the liberated areas.

The Ministry's media published on Tuesday, citing an official source in the Ministry, that it had completed the process of disbursing 86% of the salaries of state employees for the month of December, but the details of the matter reveal the opposite.

The source explained that “the Ministry began sending reinforcements to the Central Bank since December 18, as the procedures for disbursing salaries to 236 entities and 9 governorates were completed by 100% and 66 entities affiliated with the central authority, including all universities in the liberated governorates, from The origin of 79 central authorities.”

The source called on the latecomers to quickly submit their requests for disbursement, as the fiscal year is nearing its end, stressing the keenness of the leadership of the Ministry of Finance, represented by His Excellency Minister Salem Bin Brik, to continue carrying out its efforts and responsibilities entrusted to it in the required manner and in accordance with the available capabilities.

The Ministry’s statement to send the current December salary statements to the Central Bank about 10 days ago without them being disbursed clearly indicates the bank’s inability to provide financial liquidity to begin the process of disbursing salaries.

As the process of disbursing the current December salary to most government agencies in Aden and the liberated governorates has not yet begun, and only some revenue agencies have been disbursed.

While the advertisements published by the commercial banks accredited to disburse salaries by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, on their pages on social networking sites, reveal that the process of disbursing last November’s salary is still continuing to this day for some government agencies.

The "News Yemen" website had quoted a source at the Central Bank in the capital, Aden, that during the past two months, the government had borrowed 80 billion riyals from the Al-Qutaybi Islamic Microfinance Bank, to pay the salaries of state employees.

The financial crisis facing the government in disbursing salaries was confirmed by the member of the Presidential Leadership Council and President of the Southern Transitional Council, Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi, in his speech at the expanded meeting of the leaders of the capital transitional and the coordinators of the University of Aden last Wednesday.

In his speech, Al-Zubaidi stressed the difficult economic situation facing the government and the presidential office, and he told those present to expect the process of disbursing salaries to be delayed even for 3 months.

Al-Zubaidi expected that this would cause protests to demand salaries, stressing that the forces affiliated with the Transitional Council would not use force against any protests.