عOmar Shaban IsmailPolitical Economy · Palestine

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Experts Urge the PA to Adopt a Comprehensive Reform Plan to Stop Financial Waste and Rescue the Palestinian Economy

Felesteen Online · 2026-05-16

A report on experts urging the Palestinian Authority to undertake comprehensive fiscal reform. Shaban calls for an emergency austerity plan that restructures official institutions, and says keeping more than 30 ministries and 100 embassies while 170,000 civil servants receive only 20% of their salaries is illogical. He proposes ending double employment, compulsory retirement at 60 and voluntary early-retirement schemes to open jobs to young graduates.

A report on experts urging the Palestinian Authority to undertake comprehensive fiscal reform. Shaban calls for an emergency austerity plan that restructures official institutions, and says keeping more than 30 ministries and 100 embassies while 170,000 civil servants receive only 20% of their sala…

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