Up to 20 percent of projects sanctioned by the Saudi government have not been started during the past six years, an official report was quoted as saying.

The Royal Court report presented to the Council of Ministers said only 39 percent of the development projects were implemented by the government departments during the period, the Arab News said. It, however, said 41 percent of the projects were under implementation.

“The proportion of projects the departments did not start have reached 20 percent,” said the report that reviewed projects of 20 agencies, it said.