The Department of Finance (Department of Finance) is keen to adopt a set of rules and regulations to ensure ease of use for those browsing the website or trying to obtaining information by providing in-depth and up-to-date information and instructions. In addition, we provide users with links that will help them view and run the website’s various contents. We also provided them with important e-features to enhance their experience.
Website features
Alternative Text
Department of Finance’s website offers the Alternative Text (Alt Text) feature to convey essential information and explain the content of the image displayed.
Altering font size A+ A-
The departmenty has adopted a feature that facilitates the process of altering the font size by making it smaller or larger for better visibility.
Arabic and English Language
The departmenty offers the option of viewing the website in both Arabic and English, enabling its user to choose the most convenient language.
Audio/Video Files
The website varies, with its content having both audio and video files that are loaded on external servers, which in return enable users to benefit from the information and news provided by these files, as well as to connect directly to Department of Finance’s official pages on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
Open Data
Department of Finance’s website does not only include closed data but it also offers some data in the form of Word, Excel, XML and PDF files.
Browsers
The website supports the latest two versions of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari on computers, and Safari (iPhone and iPad) and Google Chrome (Android) on mobile devices. Its layout adapts to every screen size, from phones 320 pixels wide to large desktop displays; on computers we recommend a screen resolution of 1366 × 768 pixels or higher.
Software and file formats
Software
Our documents are published mainly as PDF, Word and Excel files. The free programs below open them, and current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari can also open PDF files directly in the browser.
Microsoft Excel Files (XLS)
If Microsoft Excel is not installed on your device, you can open, view, copy and print Excel files free of charge with Excel for the web (a free Microsoft account is required) or the Microsoft 365 mobile app.
Microsoft Office Word (Document)
If Microsoft Word is not installed on your device, you can open, view, copy and print Word documents free of charge with Word for the web (a free Microsoft account is required) or the Microsoft 365 mobile app.
PDF Files
PDF files hold printable documents such as reports, guides and forms. Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them, or open them directly in a current web browser.
Browser and display guidance
Follow the instructions listed below to change the text size on the web page:
Zooming in your browser
- 1On Windows (Chrome, Edge or Firefox), press Ctrl and the plus key (+) to zoom in, or Ctrl and the minus key (-) to zoom out
- 2On a Mac (Safari, Chrome or Firefox), press Command (⌘) and the plus key (+) to zoom in, or Command (⌘) and the minus key (-) to zoom out
- 3Press Ctrl and 0 (Command and 0 on a Mac) to return to the default size
- 4Or open the browser menu (⋮ or …) and use its zoom buttons
- 5To enlarge text only, open the browser settings and increase the font size under Appearance (Chrome and Edge) or General (Firefox)
- 6On phones and tablets, spread two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in, or increase the text size in the device's display settings
Changing screen resolution
- 1On Windows 11, right-click an empty area of the desktop
- 2Select Display settings
- 3Under Scale & layout, open the Display resolution list
- 4Choose the resolution marked (Recommended)
- 5Select Keep changes to confirm
- 6To make everything larger without changing the resolution, choose a higher Scale value, for example 125%
- 7On a Mac, open the Apple menu and choose System Settings
- 8Select Displays in the sidebar
- 9Choose a size between Larger Text and More Space
Converting PDF files into HTML
- 1Open the PDF File you want to convert
- 2Open the conversion tool in a new window
- 3Copy the URL
- 4Paste the URL in the URL box on the conversion window
- 5Click to get the document’s URL as a link button
- 6Right click on the file
- 7Select “Save Target As”
- 8Select which folder you want the file to be saved (give a meaningful title)