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Wolesi Jirga rejects draft budget for 2017 by majority vote

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KABUL, or lower house of parliament, on Wednesday rejected the draft budget for 2017 due to what it called funding disparities among provinces and other problems.

Earlier, the Meshrano Jirga (Senate) approved the proposed accounts for the next fiscal year with some recommendations to ensure balance in countrywide development activity.

The Finance Ministry says 287 billion afghanis have been set aside for the general budget and 178 billion afghanis for development spending. A . . .

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