KABUL (Pajhwok): The government has approved 89.9 billion afghanis (more than $1.1 billion) for battling the coronavirus pandemic, says the Ministry of Finance.
An amount of 30 billion afs ($392 million) will come from the government budget, and the remaining 60 billion afs from international donors.
Finance Ministry spokesperson Shamroz Khan Masjidi said: “The current fiscal year’s budget will thus rise to 449 billion afs from 428 billion afs.”
The amendments would be referred to the parliament for approval, said the . . .
