據彭博社4月1日報道，據知情人士透露，隨著油價暴跌，沙特經濟受到了巨大的影響，沙特王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)倡導的一項國家經濟轉型戰略或將大幅削減預算。沙特“2030愿景”(Vision 2030)于2016年推出，旨在擺脫對石油的依賴，實現經濟多元化，吸引外國投資。

據兩位知情人士透露，沙特已開始對該計劃進行全面重新評估，財政部目前正考慮削減預算。不過，目前還沒有確定油價暴跌帶來的額外壓力會對此次評估造成多大影響，但預計預算將被大幅削減。其中一位知情人士表示，削減幅度將超過政府要求的20%。

截至目前，沙特阿拉伯宣布2020年將削減5%的預算，同時還宣布了1200億里亞爾（320億美元）的一攬子計劃，旨在幫助企業渡過危機。

王佳晶 摘譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

Saudi Arabia’s Post-Oil Plan Faces Cuts As Crude Plummets

Plans for a future after oil in Saudi Arabia are increasingly at the mercy of the present.

A strategy to transform the Saudi economy, championed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is likely to face deep budget cuts as the coronavirus pandemic and plummeting crude prices batter the economy, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dubbed Vision 2030, the wide-ranging initiative unveiled with fanfare in 2016 aims to diversify the oil-dependent economy and attract foreign investment.

Officials began a broad reassessment of the blueprint before the latest crises, but the Finance Ministry is now specifically looking to pare back its budgets, according to two people familiar with the matter. They said officials hadn’t yet decided how the added pressure of the oil price collapse would affect the review, but they’re expecting significant cuts.

Vision 2030 reductions would come on top of 20% in savings that the government had already asked ministries to find, one of the people said.

So far, Saudi Arabia’s announced a 5% budget cut for 2020, along with a 120 billion-riyal ($32 billion) package aimed at helping businesses survive a near-lockdown.