Saving 94 million dinars in operational expenses for ministries over 9 months, a rate of 21.5 percent

The savings included items such as rentals, especially schools, communication services, electricity, insurance costs, maintenance of furniture and supplies, vehicle usage, stationery, and office supplies as a result of expanding digitization, with rates ranging between 7 and 45.2%.

Smart lighting for the streets and tunnels of the Greater Amman Municipality achieves energy consumption savings of up to 50%.

Merging the Civil and Military Consumer Corporations improves service quality and reduces operational costs.

The digital electronic pharmaceutical inventory management system achieved savings of about 3.099 million dinars during less than 7 months last year.

A report from the Ministry of Finance showed savings in the operational expenses of ministries during the past nine months of the current year amounting to about 94 million dinars, or 21.5% of the amounts allocated for that period.

The volume of operational expenses during the past nine months of the current year reached 343.2 million dinars out of 437.1 million dinars that were allocated for this period, noting that the allocations for the entire current year amount to 582.8 million dinars.

The savings came as a reflection of adopting measures aimed at controlling expenditures and developing procedures.

The savings included items such as rentals, especially schools, insurance costs, communication services, electricity, maintenance of furniture and supplies, vehicle usage, stationery, and office supplies as a result of expanding digitization, with rates ranging between 7 and 45.2%.

The highest savings rate was in the item of stationery, publications, and office supplies expenses as a result of the expansion in the digitization of government procedures and services, where the savings rate reached 45.2%, with a savings volume reaching 13.3 million dinars, as the volume of expenses reached 16.1 million dinars out of 29.4 million dinars allocated for the past nine months of the current year, noting that the amounts allocated for the entire year amount to 39.2 million dinars.

The second highest savings rate was in the electricity item as a result of the expansion of renewable energy and smart lighting for streets and public facilities, with a rate reaching 28.9% and a savings volume of 10.5 million dinars, as the volume of expenses reached 25.8 million dinars out of 36.3 million dinars, noting that the allocations for the entire year reach 48.4 million dinars.

The savings rate in building usage reached 27.8%, with a savings volume of half a million dinars, as the volume of expenses reached 1.3 million dinars out of 1.8 million dinars, noting that the amount allocated for the entire year is 2.4 million dinars.

In the rentals item, the savings rate reached 21.9%, with a savings volume of 3.5 million dinars, especially after dispensing with rented school buildings, as expenses reached 12.3 million dinars out of 15.8 million allocated for the first nine months, while the allocations for the entire year amount to 21 million.

As for the services expenses item, the savings rate reached 21.8%, with a savings volume of 34.7 million dinars, as the volume of expenses reached 124.5 million dinars out of 159.2 million dinars allocated, and the amount allocated for the entire year reaches 212.2 million dinars.

In the communication services item, expenses decreased by 20.5%, as 3.1 million dinars were spent out of 3.9 million dinars, and the amount allocated for the entire year reaches 5.2 million dinars.

In the materials expenses item, the savings rate reached 19.9%, with a savings volume of 26.7 million dinars, as the volume of expenses reached 107.7 million dinars out of 134.4 million dinars, noting that the amounts allocated for the entire year are 179.2 million dinars.

As for the insurance item, the savings rate reached 17.7%, with a savings volume of 0.6 million dinars, as expenses reached 2.9 million dinars out of 3.5 million dinars, and the allocations for the entire year amount to 4.7 million dinars.

As for the maintenance of machinery, furniture, and their supplies item, the savings rate reached 17.6%, with a savings volume of 1.5 million dinars, and expenses reached 6.8 million dinars out of 8.3 million dinars, noting that the amount allocated for this item during the entire year reaches 11 million.

As for the use of vehicles, machinery, and their supplies item, the savings rate reached 7.7%, and expenses reached 3.6 million dinars out of 3.9 million dinars, noting that the amounts allocated for the entire year amount to 5.2 million dinars.

Prime Minister Dr. Jafar Hassan had emphasized in a circular he issued at the beginning of the current year the rationalization of consumption and the control of spending in ministries, government institutions, official departments, and public bodies.

Continuing this government approach to rationalizing expenditures, the Prime Minister directed the Minister of Finance to develop a clear plan aimed at reducing the operational expenses of ministries and government and independent institutions by 15% during the coming year.

In a related context, the Greater Amman Municipality is working on the smart lighting project for the streets and tunnels of Amman 2026 to replace 32,500 traditional units with smart LED units in the main streets, tunnels, and bridges belonging to the municipality, where 24,025 units were installed until the end of September. The municipality expects energy consumption savings of up to 50% thanks to the electronic control system that allows managing the lighting system efficiently according to the actual needs of various sites, in addition to reducing periodic maintenance work. The merger of the Civil Consumer Corporation with the Military Consumer Corporation also aims to unify logistical and administrative capabilities, branches, and operations of purchasing, supply, storage, and distribution in a way that achieves operational and administrative savings and improves the use of financial and human resources.

It also enhances unified purchasing operations and raises the efficiency of storage, transportation, and distribution, in addition to re-studying the geographical distribution of branches in a way that achieves financial sustainability and improves the quality of services.

The merger will also contribute to obtaining better prices and higher quality and will reduce operational costs.

The electronic pharmaceutical inventory management system also achieved savings of about 3.099 million dinars during the period from April until October 21 of last year, 2025, by controlling dispensing, tracking medicine from central warehouses to hospitals and health centers, and reducing waste.