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Libyan parliament sets priorities on salaries and imports

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The new president of Libya’s House of Representatives, Al-Salheen Abdel Nabi, has asked parliamentary committees to prepare measures on salaries, imports, medicines and energy needs. At the first public session in Benghazi, he also called for economic work to be coordinated with the Central Bank and relevant ministries, according to Libya Herald.

The Libyan House of Representatives has tasked its committees with examining several economic priorities, including introducing a unified salary scale and regulating imports, Libya Herald reports. The priorities were announced at the first public session of the new legislature, held at the House’s headquarters in Benghazi under the chairmanship of Al-Salheen Abdel Nabi.

The president spoke of rising prices and the housing difficulties faced by the population. He asked the planning and finance committee to work on matters within its remit.

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